Topic: verdicts are legally inconsistent when proof of the element… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 12 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Cole.

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1 State v. Cole Anchor
minn · 1996
green “verdicts are legally inconsistent when proof of the elements of one offense negates a necessary element of another offense.” 10
2 State v. Moore
minn · 1990
green “reconcile the jury's findings that defendant caused the death of his wife with premeditation and intent and at the same time caused that death through negligence or reckless conduct.” 2

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