Monday, August 05, 2024
Whew!
Back in February, I argued a case in the Minnesota Supreme Court, seeking to defend the conviction of Jamael Smith for first degree murder. Smith shot and killed Jay Boughton as he drove his son home from baseball practice on highway 169 in the Western suburbs of Minneapolis. It was a tough case, and the argument was intense (but it felt great to be back to arguing cases again).
We finally got an opinion, and the Supreme Court was unanimous in upholding the verdict. You can read the opinion here (scroll down to A23-0007), and the Star-Tribune article about it here.
