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STATE v. BLOM

Nos. C2-00-1994, C3-02-1829.

682 N.W.2d 578 (2004)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Donald Albin BLOM, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied July 22, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Ramsay, Rebecca Rhoda Fisher, Ramsay, Devore & Olson, P.A., Roseville, MN, for Appellant.

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, John B. Galus, Assistant Attorney General, Thomas Ragatz, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, Marvin E. Ketola, Carlton County Attorney, Carlton, MN, for Respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.

On August 16, 2000, a Saint Louis County jury found Donald Albin Blom guilty of murdering Kathlyn "Katie" Poirier. Specifically, Blom was convicted for causing "the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of the person * * *, while committing or attempting to commit * * * kidnapping." Minn.Stat. § 609.185(a)(3) (2002). The district court sentenced Blom to life in prison, without the possibility of parole...

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