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State v. Bauer

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Apr 29, 1994
516 N.W.2d 174 (Minn. 1994)

Opinion

No. C8-93-1073.

April 29, 1994.

Appeal from the District Court, Rock County, Timothy K. Connell, J.

John Stuart, Minnesota Public Defender, Melissa Sheridan, Asst. Public Defender, St. Paul, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Mary J. Theisen, Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.


OPINION

We granted the petition of Keith Loren Bauer for review of the court of appeals' decision affirming his conviction of sexually penetrating a 12-year-old girl 512 N.W.2d 112. DNA evidence was admitted at trial, including expert testimony that Bauer's DNA profile "matched" the DNA profile of semen which the victim said Bauer had ejaculated into her mouth. Bauer argues that the trial court went too far in allowing the expert to testify that there was a "match." We conclude otherwise. See State v. Bloom, 516 N.W.2d 159 (Minn. 1994), filed herewith.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

State v. Bauer

Supreme Court of Minnesota
Apr 29, 1994
516 N.W.2d 174 (Minn. 1994)
Case details for

State v. Bauer

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Keith Loren BAUER, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Minnesota

Date published: Apr 29, 1994

Citations

516 N.W.2d 174 (Minn. 1994)

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