| A25-0102 |
Minn. |
2026-05-13 |
Affirmed
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James Michael Green v. State of Minnesota
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… . Shortly after his arrest, investigators interviewed Green. After waiving his Miranda rights, Green admitted to setting up the drug sale. He also admitted that he had been in the house when Medal- …
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| A25-0152 |
Minn. |
2026-04-08 |
Affirmed
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Cedric Lamont Berry v. State of Minnesota
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… aint. The rule requires a district court to inform a defendant of the charges, Miranda rights, the right to communicate with counsel, and the right to a jury trial, and to ensure the defendant has a copy of the complaint. See Minn. R. Cri …
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| a250764 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2026-03-09 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Guy Willard Blessing
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… ing the defendant of their right to remain silent and have an attorney present. Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444, 478-79 (1966). 4 containers specifically Miller High Life beer bottles,” a …
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| A24-1463 |
Minn. |
2026-02-25 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Deshon Israel Bonnell
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… ents of Bonnell’s cell phone. 6 Miranda rights for the first time. Bonnell requested an attorney, and the officers did not question him further. Bonnell’s mother, however, allowed the officer …
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| a230560r |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2026-02-09 |
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
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State of Minnesota v. Nicholas Lee Hill
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… interview, the district court determined that Hill was competent to waive his Miranda rights. In April 2021, the district court ordered a mental examination of Hill pursuant to rule 20.02 for the purpose of determining his mental …
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| A23-1905 |
Minn. |
2026-02-04 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Jamie Sara Schmeichel
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… n. 1999) (deciding that a suspect was not in custody for purposes of whether a Miranda warning should have been given, even though the district court and the court of appeals bypassed the issue based on the parties’ stipulation that the …
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| a241100 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2026-01-20 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Jeremy Louis Burrell
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… a second time. This interview was recorded, but police did not give Burrell a Miranda warning. During this interview, Burrell admitted that the jewelry was T.R.’s and stated that he was protecting the jewelry “so it wouldn’t get stolen. …
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| a250647 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2025-11-03 |
Affirmed
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Edward Lee Jones v. State of Minnesota
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… o investigated Jones. The officer testified that he “tried to read [Jones] his Miranda rights” but that Jones “didn’t want to talk to me about everything or give me a fingerprint.” Later the prosecutor asked the detective a question that …
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| A23-0560 |
Minn. |
2025-07-23 |
Reversed and remanded
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State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Nicholas Lee Hill, Respondent
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… in her neck and body. Police arrested Hill two days later. Following a Miranda warning, two police investigators asked Hill what happened on the day of the assault. Hill responded, “[F]or some reason my dick got really hard.” He …
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| A24-0344 |
Minn. |
2025-07-02 |
Denied
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State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Ryan Charles Rooney, Appellant
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… ere to discuss what happened at the Residence Inn. They informed Rooney of his Miranda rights. When asked if he understood and would talk to the officers, Rooney verbally responded “yes” and wrote “y” on the paper. The interview lasted a …
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| A231827 |
Minn. |
2025-02-05 |
Considered and decided by the court without oral argument
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Joshua Chiazor Ezeka, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent
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… in custody for a probation violation, police questioned him after providing a Miranda warning. Ezeka requested counsel, but the police continued to question him. Over the course of this interrogation, Ezeka maintained his innocence, and …
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| a231760 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2024-09-30 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Edin Gaspar Cruz Flores AKA Marcelino Rivera Rodriguez
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… t court erred by admitting his taped confession to law enforcement because his Miranda waiver was not knowing and intelligent, (2) the district court erred in imposing sentences for multiple counts of first- and second-degree criminal se …
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| a230771 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2024-06-17 |
We affirm
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State of Minnesota v. Devin Matthew Weiland
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… sentenced Weiland to three consecutive executed terms of 200 months 1 See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 478-79 (1966) (holding that, when a person is in custody and questioned, the person must be informed of their rights, includin …
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| a230703 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2024-05-28 |
Reversed and remanded
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State of Minnesota v. Cody Logan Fohrenkam
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… terview room and was restrained with handcuffs. Investigators gave Fohrenkam a Miranda 1 warning; Fohrenkam confirmed that he understood. Fohrenkam then gave conflicting statements about his whereabouts on February 9. Investigators then …
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| a221579 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2024-04-01 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Ivan Contreras-Sanchez
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… address associated with Device A, officers arrested him. During a post-Miranda interview, Contreras-Sanchez admitted to participating in a fight with M.M. about 20 days before M.M. died. Contreras-Sanchez initially denied any inv …
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| a230251 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2024-01-22 |
Reversed and remanded
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State of Minnesota v. Jhonathan Jontae Robinson
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… a green substance that tested positive for marijuana. After advisement of his Miranda 2 rights, Robinson told law enforcement that the firearm and marijuana belonged to him. There was no evidence and no finding by the district court tha …
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| a230182 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2024-01-16 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Ali Dayib Warsame
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… ifle” and said he would not “go to prison for 60 for the rifle.” During a post-Miranda statement, Warsame acknowledged that he was prohibited from possessing ammunition or firearms due to a prior conviction for a crime of violence. …
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| a221844 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2023-12-26 |
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
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State of Minnesota v. Charlene Marie Waldron
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… t officers violated her constitutional rights by failing to provide her with a Miranda warning before questioning her, or alternatively, by causing her to make involuntary statements. The district court denied Waldron’s suppression motio …
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| A220299 |
Minn. |
2023-12-06 |
Granted
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In re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against David L. Ludescher, a Minnesota Attorney, …
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… 8. At the hearing, Ludescher again accused Nelson of a crime and read her a Miranda-esque warning on the record. 4 Ludescher also argued that J.K. had custody based on the temporary custody granted in prior CHIPS orders. On June 25, 20 …
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| a221484 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2023-11-13 |
Reversed and remanded
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State of Minnesota v. Gary John Bogatz, Jr.
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… rrogated Bogatz at the Becker County Jail. One of the officers read Bogatz his Miranda rights, including the right to have an attorney present during questioning. Immediately after the Miranda rights were read the following exchange took …
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| A19-0003 |
Minn. |
2019-08-07 |
Affirmed
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Onyelobi v. State
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… After her arrest, Onyelobi was taken to the police station where she was read a Miranda warning and questioned by police. She admitted to her relationship with Wilson but denied being involved in Fairbanks' death. At some point, the officer …
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| A17-0609 |
Minn. |
2019-06-12 |
Denied
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State v. Lopez-Ramos
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… interview by the law enforcement officer. But the officer read Lopez-Ramos his Miranda rights before starting the voluntary interview. Based on the circumstances, we assume without deciding that the interview was a custodial interrogation. …
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| A18-0545 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2019-05-13 |
Denied
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State v. Thompson
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… le impaired. Officer Bendel placed handcuffs on Thompson's wrists, read him the Miranda warning, and placed him in the back seat of his patrol car. Officer Bendel asked the Red Lake dispatcher to contact the Beltrami County Sheriff's office …
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| A18-0778 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2019-04-29 |
Granted
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State v. Sh aka
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… ion to deny suppression of defendant's statements to police in the absence of a Miranda warning). 2 Under the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, a defendant in a criminal case has the right "to be …
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| A18-0704 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2019-03-25 |
Denied
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Otto v. Comm'r Safety
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… 28, 2018); State v. Kline , 351 N.W.2d 388 , 390 (Minn. App. 1984) ("[G]iving a Miranda warning in an implied consent situation can be confusing to the driver."); Butler v. Comm'r of Pub. Safety , 348 N.W.2d 827 , 828 (Minn. App. 1984) (sta …
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| A18-0083 |
Minn. |
2019-02-06 |
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
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State v. Mouelle
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… es concerning the admission of a defendant's recorded confession under the *714 Miranda rule. 4 Yet in these circumstances we do not doubt the district court judge's ability to set aside her knowledge of prejudicial information and "approac …
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| A17-1410 |
Minn. |
2018-07-18 |
Denied
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State v. Johnson
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… was in the interrogation room at the start of questioning. Johnson was read her Miranda rights, and was twice told that she had the right to an attorney. Johnson stated that she understood her rights. During questioning, Johnson confirmed t …
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| A17-0518 |
Minn. |
2018-06-13 |
Affirmed
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Fox v. State
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… of release. 1 On direct appeal, Fox's counsel briefed four arguments: (1) Fox's Miranda rights were violated; (2) his statements to police should have been suppressed; (3) the district court provided an erroneous jury instruction regarding …
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| A17-0683 |
Minn. |
2018-06-06 |
Denied
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State v. Vasquez
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… n of his Fifth Amendment rights based on his medical distress and the lack of a Miranda warning. Vasquez also moved to suppress his medical records on the theory that those records were illegally seized. Vasquez did not invoke his medical p …
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| A17-0647 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2018-05-29 |
Reversed and remanded
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State v. Gundy
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… epartment investigator, interviewed Gundy. Investigator Borchers read Gundy his Miranda rights. Gundy stated that he understood his rights and agreed to speak with Investigator Borchers. Gundy admitted that he wrote the note placed on M.K.' …
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| A16-0229 |
Minn. |
2018-03-28 |
Denied
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State v. Heinonen
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… th Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. Accordingly, a warning under Miranda v. Arizona , 384 U.S. 436 , 86 S.Ct. 1602 , 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966), was not required and suppression of evidence is not justified. We therefore affirm. F …
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| A16-1754 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-08-28 |
Stayed
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State v. LaFountain
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… . The investigator did not Mirandize LaFountain because no arrest was made. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 444-45 , 86 S.Ct. 1602, 1612 , 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). LaFountain testified that he had provided his new address because it was …
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| A16-1734 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-06-19 |
Granted
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Randall v. Paul
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… r the FDCPA, claiming that Paul failed to provide what the parties call a “mini-Miranda” warning advising them that he was a debt collector and that anything they *845 said could be used in a debt collection action. The complaint also alleg …
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| A16-1071 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-06-05 |
Stayed
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State v. Montez
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… ced 835,39'grams of marijuana and $41,315 in cash; (3) the roommate was given a Miranda warning and made a taped statement that he owned one gram of the marijuana and that the remainder belonged to- appellant, who “sells marijuana and has,- …
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| A15-1713 |
Minn. |
2017-02-01 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Adam John Lilienthal
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… d not commit plain error in admitting evidence of appellant’s post-arrest, pre-Miranda silence during the State’s case-in-chief. 2. Any error by the district court in permitting the State to discuss appellant’s post-arrest, pr …
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| A16-614 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-01-30 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Terry Lee West
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… uing that (1) the district court admitted statements taken in violation of his Miranda rights; (2) the district court admitted involuntary statements; (3) the district court abused its discretion by denying his motion to disqualify the p …
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| A16-443 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-01-30 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Chad Thomas Karnowski
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… rehended the officer’s questions and he knowingly and intelligently waived his Miranda rights. 735 N.W.2d at 341-42. The court held that the totality of the evidence demonstrated that the defendant was disabled in communication under Min …
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| A16-229 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-01-30 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Erik John Heinonen
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… uspect consent to provide a DNA sample does not constitute interrogation under Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, 86 S. Ct. 1602 (1966), and DNA evidence is not testimonial or communicative in nature, a police officer does not violate a s …
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| A16-574 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-01-09 |
Affirmed
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Denis Alcivar Alvarado-Riera v. State of Minnesota
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… of the phrase was left to future administrative and judicial interpretation.” Miranda-Romero v. Lynch, 797 F.3d 524, 525 (8th Cir. 2015) (quotation omitted). Alvarado-Riera argues that Sanchez, relied on by the district court, is …
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| A15-1134 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-01-09 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Michael Douglas Metsala
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… police found a .380-caliber semiautomatic handgun. After being given a Miranda warning, Metsala made a statement to police, during which he admitted that he possessed the .380-caliber handgun recovered from his business. He also …
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| A16-1534 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2017-01-03 |
Denied
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State of Minnesota v. John Joseph Plevell
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… stify before the grand jury. The grand jury also considered petitioner’s post- Miranda statement to investigators. DECISION Petitioner seeks discretionary review of an order denying his motion …
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| A15-1432 |
Minn. |
2016-11-30 |
Granted
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State of Minnesota v. Jose Martin Lugo, Jr.
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… has appealed a pretrial order suppressing a defendant’s statements because of a Miranda 2 violation. He urges us to adopt the standard we articulated in State v. Champion, which requires “considerable, but not unlimited, deference to a tria …
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| A15-1821 |
Minn. |
2016-10-19 |
Denied
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State of Minnesota v. Jonas David Nelson
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… erson. They told Nelson that the conversation would be recorded and gave him a Miranda warning. After the Miranda warning, Nelson asked whether he would have the right to refuse to answer a question, and the officers responded that he wou …
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| A14-1792 |
Minn. |
2016-10-19 |
Reversed
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State of Minnesota v. David Lee Haywood
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… ade to police, holding that the statements were taken in violation of Haywood’s Miranda rights. These matters are not before us. 3 Haywood guilty of unlawfully possessing a firearm and the distr …
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| A15-1923 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2016-10-11 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Mark William Latimer
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… overcharging is meritless. Lastly, appellant’s pro se brief presents a Miranda-based argument relating to appellant’s taped statement following the attack. Appellant raised no objection when this …
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| A15-1336 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2016-09-06 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Vincent Walker
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… d requested to speak with him regarding an assault. Walker agreed and, after a Miranda warning, gave a recorded statement. The state charged Walker with first-degree murder, which was later amended to attempted-first-degree murder. Evide …
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| A15-85 |
Minn. |
2016-08-24 |
Denied
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State of Minnesota v. Anthony James Cox
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… concluding at 4:45 a.m. Agent Wold began the interview by informing Cox of his Miranda rights. See Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 , 86 S.Ct. 1602 , 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966). When asked whether he understood those rights, Cox answered, “Uh h …
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| A15-1635 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2016-08-22 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. Robert Jamal Poole
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… eved by an officer, Poole was placed in the back seat of a squad car, read his Miranda rights, and interviewed. After running a background check on Poole, the officers discovered that Poole was prohibited from possessing firearms and plac …
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| A15-1708 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2016-08-22 |
Affirmed
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State of Minnesota v. David Michael Kepner
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… nger had also placed methamphetamine in her vagina. After being advised of her Miranda rights, the passenger admitted that she had concealed methamphetamine in her vagina and turned over approximately 17.6 grams of methamphetamine. The s …
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| A15-1479 |
Minn. Ct. App. |
2016-08-01 |
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
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State of Minnesota v. Troy Gary Benjamin
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… ident, arguing that they were taken during a custodial interrogation without a Miranda warning. 2 The district court held a hearing on Benjamin’s motion and heard testimony from Benjamin’s p …
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