HENNEPIN COUNTY: DISTRICT COURT

An Inventory of Its Criminal Case File No. 48680 (State of Minnesota v T Eugene Thompson) Documents at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Minnesota. District Court (Hennepin County)
	Title:	Criminal Case File No. 48680 (State of Minnesota v T Eugene Thompson) documents.
	Dates:	1963-1976 (bulk 1963-1964).
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Records regarding the trial of Tilmer Eugene Thompson and Norman J. Mastrian for the murder of Thompson's spouse, Carol Thompson. Included are transcripts, motions, orders, exhibits, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
	Quantity:	4.25 cubic feet (5 boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. District Court (Hennepin County). Criminal Case File No. 48680 (State of Minnesota v T Eugene Thompson) Documents. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 2010-17

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007365018

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
123.F.18.1B	Motions, memorandums, orders, transcripts, exhibits, and correspondence, August 1963-May 1972. 4 folders.
		SIncludes documents From Ramsey County District Court Criminal Case File No. 21154 which were transferred to the Hennepin County District Court when the trial of Mr. Thompson was changed from Ramsey County to Hennepin County.


		Transcript, August 12, 1963. 3 volumes in 1 folder.


		Partial Transcript of Proceedings, August 26, 1963. 1 volume.


		Examination of jurors, October 1963. 1 volume.


		Interrogation of jurors, October 1963. 1 volume.
			Labeled Petitioner’s Exhibit NN.


	Transcripts, October 28-December 6, 1963.
		Volumes I-IV. 4 volumes.
Location
123.F.18.2F		Volumes V-VII. 3 volumes.


		Transcript of closing arguments, December 1963. 1 volume.


		Exhibit Nos. 1-7, 9-31, 33-35, 38-39. 1963-1964. 4 folders.
			Includes a handwritten index.


		Index and exhibits, supplemental index and exhibits, undated, 1963-1964.


		Transcript of Proceedings, Tilmer Eugene Thompson (Petitioner) v State of Minnesota (Respondent), Volumes I-V, February-October 1969. 4 volumes
			Labeled U.S. District Court File No. 3-73-CIV.267.


		Receipt for exhibits delivered, circa 1971.


		Deposition of Marvin Johnson, January 21, 1974.
			In the case of Tilmer Eugene Thompson (Petitioner) v Bruce McManus, Warden, Minnesota State Prison (Respondent).


		List of exhibits received by Hennepin County Court, July 1976.
			In the case of Tilmer Eugene Thompson v Bruce McManus.


Location
123.G.14.2F-1	Exhibits:
		Primarily copies of newspaper clippings.
		Exhibits, Nos. 1-A – 1H; Department exhibit No. 1, March-August 1963.
		Exhibit Nos. FF1-FF99, GG1-GG106, and R1-R28, March-December 1963. 7 folders.
		Petitioner’s Exhibit R-10: Donald John Giese, Why Was Carol Killed?, Saturday Evening Post, September 14, 1963.
Location
123.G.14.2F-2		Exhibit Nos. T1-T169, U1-U104, March-December 1963. 8 folders.
			[0.25 cubic feet empty, oversize]


Location
123.F.18.3B	Supreme Court, State of Minnesota v Norman J. Mastrian, 1964. 10 volumes.
		Case File Nos. 39499-39752; Volumes 1-7, 9-11.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Criminal procedure -- Minnesota -- Hennepin County.; Trials (Murder) -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.

Persons:: Mastrian, Norman, 1923-; Thompson, Carol, 1928 or 9-1963.; Thompson, T. Eugene (Tilmer Eugene), 1927 or 8-

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