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Opinions in Minnesota that cite State v. Newstrom, 371 N.W.2d 525.
- State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle Minn. 2025
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State of Minnesota v. Logan Hunter Vagle
Minn. 2025
citizens are constitutionally guaranteed that the offense be defined in the statute with sufficient clarity to permit them to understand the nature of the conduct prohibited,” we have never required—nor does Vagle cite to any authority suggesting—that to pass constitutional muster, a criminal statute must also specify how a person can bring themselves into compliance with the prohibition.
- State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Eloisa Rubi Plancarte, Appellant Minn. 2025
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State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Eloisa Rubi Plancarte, Appellant
Minn. 2025
The Minnesota and United States Constitutions require that criminal statutes meet “due process standards of definiteness.”
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In the Matter of the Short Call Substitute Teaching License Application of Jeronimo Yanez.
Minn. Ct. App. 2022
rev. denied (Minn. June 15, 1990).
- State of Minnesota, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2021
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Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, et al., Petitioners,
Minn. Ct. App. 2019
Pollution Control Agency , review denied (Minn. July 24, 1991)
- State of Minnesota, Respondent, Minn. Ct. App. 2019
- Wheeler v. State 909 N.W.2d 558 Minn. 2018
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Wheeler v. State
909 N.W.2d 558
Minn. 2018
See State v. Newstrom , , 533 (Minn. 1985) (declining to reach other issues in a case when one issue was dispositive).
- State of Minnesota v. Robin Lyne Hensel 874 N.W.2d 245 Minn. Ct. App. 2016
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State of Minnesota v. Robin Lyne Hensel
874 N.W.2d 245
Minn. Ct. App. 2016
“‘As generally stated, the void-for-vagueness doctrine requires that a penal statute define the criminal offense with sufficient definiteness that ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited and in a manner that does not encourage arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement.’” (quoting Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 352, 357, 103 S. Ct. 1855, 1858 (1983)).4 The [vagueness] doctrine is based on fairness and is not designed to “convert into a constitutional dilemma the practical difficult
- State of Minnesota v. Dayna Kristine Bell Minn. Ct. App. 2014
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State of Minnesota v. Dayna Kristine Bell
Minn. Ct. App. 2014
6, which is sufficiently definite such that “ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited.” (quotation omitted).
- In re the Welfare of B.A.H. 845 N.W.2d 158 Minn. 2014
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In re the Welfare of B.A.H.
845 N.W.2d 158
Minn. 2014
In other words, a statute is unconstitutionally vague if it “affords no guidance to enforcement officials limiting their discretion in determining whether certain conduct is allowed or prohibited.”
- State v. Ness 834 N.W.2d 177 Minn. 2013
- State v. Ness 834 N.W.2d 177 Minn. 2013
- State v. Greenman 825 N.W.2d 387 Minn. Ct. App. 2013
- State v. Greenman 825 N.W.2d 387 Minn. Ct. App. 2013
- State v. Phipps 820 N.W.2d 282 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
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State v. Phipps
820 N.W.2d 282
Minn. Ct. App. 2012
review denied (Minn. Mar.
- State v. Ness 819 N.W.2d 219 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
- State v. Ness 819 N.W.2d 219 Minn. Ct. App. 2012
- State v. Basal 763 N.W.2d 328 Minn. Ct. App. 2009
- State v. Basal 763 N.W.2d 328 Minn. Ct. App. 2009
- State v. Romine 757 N.W.2d 884 Minn. Ct. App. 2008
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State v. Romine
757 N.W.2d 884
Minn. Ct. App. 2008
Penal statutes “must meet due process standards of definiteness under both the United States Constitution and the Minnesota Constitution.” see also U.S. Const, amend XIV, § 1; Minn. Const, art. 1, § 7.
- In Re Commission Investigation of Issues Governed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 216a.036 724 N.W.2d 743 Minn. Ct. App. 2006
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In Re Commission Investigation of Issues Governed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 216a.036
724 N.W.2d 743
Minn. Ct. App. 2006
1855, 1858 , 75 L.Ed.2d 903 (1983)
- Dunham v. Roer 708 N.W.2d 552 Minn. Ct. App. 2006
- Dunham v. Roer 708 N.W.2d 552 Minn. Ct. App. 2006
- State v. Enyeart 676 N.W.2d 311 Minn. Ct. App. 2004
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State v. Enyeart
676 N.W.2d 311
Minn. Ct. App. 2004
1855, 1858 , 75 L.Ed.2d 903 (1983)
- Thul v. State 657 N.W.2d 611 Minn. Ct. App. 2003
- Thul v. State 657 N.W.2d 611 Minn. Ct. App. 2003
- State v. Kortkamp 633 N.W.2d 863 Minn. Ct. App. 2001
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State v. Kortkamp
633 N.W.2d 863
Minn. Ct. App. 2001
(quoting Kolender v. Lawson, 461 U.S. 362 , 357, 103 S.Ct.
- State v. Coauette 601 N.W.2d 443 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
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State v. Coauette
601 N.W.2d 443
Minn. Ct. App. 1999
(courts can place limiting constructions on terms of a statute, provided limitation is consistent with legislative intent).
- Smith v. State 596 N.W.2d 661 Minn. Ct. App. 1999
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Smith v. State
596 N.W.2d 661
Minn. Ct. App. 1999
1855, 1858 , 75 L.Ed.2d 903 (1983) (noting penal laws must be sufficiently definite to avoid arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement); (recognizing laws must be sufficiently definite so ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited).
- State v. MacHholz 561 N.W.2d 198 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
- State v. MacHholz 561 N.W.2d 198 Minn. Ct. App. 1997
- In Re the Welfare of L.J.S. 539 N.W.2d 408 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- In Re the Welfare of L.J.S. 539 N.W.2d 408 Minn. Ct. App. 1995
- State v. Robinson 539 N.W.2d 231 Minn. 1995
- State v. Robinson 539 N.W.2d 231 Minn. 1995
- Humenansky v. Minnesota Board of Medical Examiners 525 N.W.2d 559 Minn. Ct. App. 1994
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Humenansky v. Minnesota Board of Medical Examiners
525 N.W.2d 559
Minn. Ct. App. 1994
1316,1320 , 12 L.Ed.2d 377 (1964)