ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Supreme Court recently issued an order granting further review of the case of Timothy Huber, the man convicted of second-degree murder for his role in the killing of Timothy Larson in 2011.
Huber, 48, of Paynesville had previously appealed his convictions of second-degree intentional murder and second-degree unintentional murder with the Minnesota Court of Appeals. He argued that the jury received improper instructions during his trial in Kandiyohi County District Court.
The appeals court denied Huber’s appeal in December. Huber then appealed his case to the supreme court.
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Chief Justice Lorie Gildea granted further review of the case in a Feb. 17 order, according to court documents.
According to court documents, Larson, 43, of Albertville, was shot and killed on his father’s rural Belgrade property after a confrontation with the Hubers that reportedly stemmed in part from the Huber’s farm equipment being parked at the Larson farm and ordered off the property by Timothy Larson.
Huber was sentenced in July 2013 to 25 years in prison. He remains in custody at Rush City prison, according to the Department of Corrections website.
Huber’s father, Delbert Huber, pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder in August 2012 for the killing of Larson and was given the maximum sentence of 367 months in prison. Delbert Huber died in prison in June 2013 at 83 years of age.
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According to court documents, Delbert Huber and Tim Huber arrived at the Larson farm together the day of Larson’s death. Delbert instructed his son to stop their vehicle so that he could retrieve a rifle from the trunk and reportedly intended to force Larson to admit to stealing a wallet and tractor parts.
Delbert Huber and Larson engaged in a wrestling match and Delbert Huber ran to the car, retrieved the rifle and fatally shot Larson.
The father and son reportedly did not call police for 12 hours and left Larson’s body on the ground.
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