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STATE v. BUTZIN

No. C3-86-829.

404 N.W.2d 819 (1987)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. David Leon BUTZIN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied June 9, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., William F. Klumpp, Jr., Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Minn., B. Joseph Majors, II, Wadena Co. Atty., Wadena, Minn., for respondent.

C. Paul Jones, State Public Defender, Michael F. Cromett, Asst. Public Defender, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Heard, considered and decided by PARKER, P.J. and HUSPENI and FORSBERG, JJ.

OPINION

FORSBERG, Judge.

Appellant David Leon Butzin was convicted of second degree murder for the deaths of his wife, Melody Butzin, and his 18 month old son, Alexander Butzin, pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 609.19(1), (2) (1984). After denying motions to quash the indictments and to suppress his confessions, the court sentenced appellant, departing durationally from the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines. The trial court then denied appellant's motions for...

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