The Minnesota Supreme Court heard arguments in the appeal of Nicholas Firkus’ conviction for murdering his wife in St. Paul and then took an unusual step: The justices asked for more information from ...

A: Circumstantial evidence does not directly prove an element of the alleged misconduct, but provides information from which the trier of fact may draw reasonable inferences to reach a conclusion, or ...

When asked about her client's guilty plea and if there was a good defense planned, Burks' attorney said evidence was ...

The Court said that a conviction cannot occur in isolation solely based on the disclosure statements, unless the chain of circumstantial evidence is complete.