# State v. Brown

> Supreme Court of Minnesota · July 3, 2012 · 815 N.W.2d 609

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8246265

## Case

- **Full name:** STATE of Minnesota v. Jerrell Michael BROWN
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Minnesota
- **Decided:** July 3, 2012
- **Citations:** 815 N.W.2d 609; 2012 Minn. LEXIS 277; 2012 WL 2529435
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Andersonpaul
- **Judges:** Anderson, Meyer, Paul
- **Cited by:** 60 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- rejecting argument that locking doors during jury instructions violated Sixth Amendment because ”[t]he trial remained open to the public and press already in the courtroom and the trial court never ordered the removal of any member of the public, the press, or the defendant's …
- stating that if one prong of plain-error standard is not met, appellate courts need not analyze remaining prongs
- finding error trivial when judge locked courtroom during reading of jury instructions in order to keep the jury attentive
- finding error trivial when judge locked courtroom during reading ofjury instructions in order to keep the jury attentive
- stating that a plain-error claim may fail on any one prong

## Opinion text

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice
(dissenting).
I join in the dissent of Justice Meyer.

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