STATE v. THOMPSON

A22-1277.

3 N.W.3d 257 (2024)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Sheldon James THOMPSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: February 28, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Peter Magnuson , Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Lauri A. Ketola , Carlton County Attorney, Carlton, Minnesota, for respondent.

Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Jessica Merz Godes , Assistant State Public Defender, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.


OPINION

Following the brutal murders of 27-year-old Jackie Defoe, her 20-month-old son, Kevin Lee Shabaiash, Jr., and her unborn child, a grand jury indicted appellant Sheldon James Thompson for eight offenses, including first-degree premediated murder for each victim. During closing arguments in the ensuing jury trial...

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