More than three years after Deshon Bonnell was sentenced for the killing of Joshua Lavalley, the state's highest court voided a plea agreement and said he is entitled to trial.
Colleagues said the former Virginia prosecutor and judge leaves a major legacy in the region and state as he retires from the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
A medical examiner determined that Ryan Moats, 41, died from heart failure, and prosecutors said they can't prove that James Edwards, 32, inflicted fatal injuries.
It may take up to three weeks for a jury to hear the case of J Cramer, who is charged with intentional second-degree murder in the shooting, beating and strangulation death of Frank Meyer.