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Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Determining Whether a Defendant Is Entitled to Jury Instructions 
on Self-defense and Defense of Others
Article • May 15, 2025 • from CLN June, 2025
Filed under: Defenses, Jury Instructions, Jury Instructions in Jury Room
Minnesota Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Determining Whether a Defendant Is Entitled to Jury Instructions on Self-defense and Defense of Others by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Minnesota clarified the standard for determining whether a defendant is entitled to a jury instruction on self-defense and defense of others. Applying …
Minnesota Supreme Court Announces No Duty to Retreat When Using Reasonable Force in Defense of Another and Provides Framework for Analyzing Such Claims
Article • February 1, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025
Filed under: State Law Claims, Wrongful Use of Force, Firearms
Minnesota Supreme Court Announces No Duty to Retreat When Using Reasonable Force in Defense of Another and Provides Framework for Analyzing Such Claims by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Minnesota affirmed a Court of Appeals (“COA”) decision holding that a …
Estate of Lucas Bellamy v. Omweri, Proposed Order for Distribution of Wrongful Death Proceeds, Wrongful Death-Medical Neglect, 2024
Brief • November 11, 2024
Filed under: Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Estate of Lucas Bellamy v. Omweri, Proposed Order for Distribution of Wrongful Death Proceeds, Wrongful Death-Medical Neglect, 2024 CASE 0:24-cv-00170-DWF-TNL Doc. 49 Filed 11/11/24 Page 1 of 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Louis Bellamy, as Trustee for the next of kin of Lucas John Bellamy, Deceased, Plaintiff, …
News In Brief
Article • November 1, 2024 • from CLN November, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News In Brief by Alabama: WSFA out of Mobile reported that on August 22 and 23, 2024, a sex trafficking sting operation occurring in several jurisdictions resulted in the arrests of 11 men. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham and other law enforcement officials discussed the results at a press conference. …
News in Brief
Article • October 1, 2024 • from CLN October, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Alabama: Former Centre policeman Michael Kilgore, 40, should have known co-conspirators will bumble any crime. After his co-conspirator went singing to authorities, Kilgore was fired and charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in May 2023. WRCB reported, that according to the plea agreement, Kilgore …
News in Brief
Article • September 1, 2024 • from CLN September, 2024
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by Arizona: On June 29, 2024, the Tempe police department posted a Facebook message regarding an award that two of its officers had just received. “Congratulations to Officer Zachary Hyde and Officer Gavin Young. Last night both received the Hero Award at the 35th annual Mothers Against …
Minnesota Sex Offender Program: The Indefinite Detention of the Reviled
Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024
Filed under: Sex Offender Registration, Civil Commitment, Sex Offender Classification
Minnesota Sex Offender Program: The Indefinite Detention of the Reviled by Casey Bastian by Casey J. Bastian Implementing legal mechanisms to prevent “future crime” is a common theme of science fiction involving dark, dystopian future societies. But it is happening here in America today. Twenty states allow the indefinite detention …
Minnesota Becomes Third State to Restrict ‘Excited Delirium’
Article • July 15, 2024 • from CLN July, 2024
Filed under: junk science
Minnesota Becomes Third State to Restrict ‘Excited Delirium’ by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi   On May 24, 2024, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, signed a law prohibiting police officers from being trained about “excited delirium,” a widely rejected diagnosis characterized by a state of extreme agitation and delirium. The …
Minnesota Supreme Court Announces Good-Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule Under State Constitution Does Not Apply to Search and Arrest Based on Quashed Warrant That Appears Active Due to Clerical Er...
Article • July 15, 2024 • from CLN July, 2024
Filed under: Constitution, state, Good Faith Exception
Minnesota Supreme Court Announces Good-Faith Exception to Exclusionary Rule Under State Constitution Does Not Apply to Search and Arrest Based on Quashed Warrant That Appears Active Due to Clerical Error by Court Administration by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The Supreme Court of Minnesota declined to extend the good-faith …
Reform-Minded Prosecutors Face Backlash for Prosecuting Bad Cops
Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024
Filed under: Police Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Prosecutors, Police/Govt Misconduct, Criticism of Government
Reform-Minded Prosecutors Face Backlash for Prosecuting Bad Cops by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford   In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement spurred by the police-involved killing of George Floyd, citizens across the country elected reform-minded prosecutors who ran on platforms promising accountability for police who break the …
Minnesota Supreme Court Holds Prosecutor’s Repeated Statements During Closing Arguments That Defendant ‘No Longer Has Presumption of Innocence’ Constitutes Plain Error, Requiring a New Trial
Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024
Filed under: Improper Comments, Plain/Harmless Error
Minnesota Supreme Court Holds Prosecutor’s Repeated Statements During Closing Arguments That Defendant ‘No Longer Has Presumption of Innocence’ Constitutes Plain Error, Requiring a New Trial by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Minnesota held that the prosecution committed plain error by repeatedly telling the jury during …
Minnesota Supreme Court Announces Odor of Marijuana Alone Emanating From Vehicle Insufficient for Probable Cause to Search Under Automobile Exception
Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024
Filed under: Probable/Proximate Cause, Searches - Automobile
Minnesota Supreme Court Announces Odor of Marijuana Alone Emanating From Vehicle Insufficient for Probable Cause to Search Under Automobile Exception by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso  The Supreme Court of Minnesota ruled that the standard for probable cause to conduct a warrantless search of a vehicle requires more than …
Estate of Lucas Bellamy v. Omweri, MN, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Denial of Medical Care, 2024
Brief • January 23, 2024
Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice
Estate of Lucas Bellamy v. Omweri, MN, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Denial of Medical Care, 2024 CASE 0:24-cv-00170-DWF-TNL Doc. 1 Filed 01/23/24 Page 1 of 43 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Louis Bellamy, as Trustee for the next of kin of Lucas John Bellamy, Deceased, Case …
Green v. Anoka County, MN, Settlement, Inadequate Medical Treatment, 2025
Brief • January 21, 2024
Filed under: Failure to Treat
Green v. Anoka County, MN, Settlement, Inadequate Medical Treatment, 2025 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS This Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims ("Settlement Agreement") is effective as of the date of the last signature below and is made and entered into by, on the one hand, Deyonta Green ("Green" …
News in Brief
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Filed under: News in Brief
News in Brief by California: Reported by KHSL in Chico/Redding, Nicholas Lee Rush, 49, a Chico Police Officer, has been charged with providing marijuana to an underage family member, 17, and also encouraging the teen to share the stash with his girlfriend. In 2022, an investigation into whether Rush was …
Probation Sentences Capped in Minnesota
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
Filed under: Probation, Parole & Supervised Release
Probation Sentences Capped in Minnesota by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Part of an omnibus bill, Minnesota recently placed a five-year cap on probation. Any Minnesotan serving probation sentences longer than five years is now eligible for resentencing. Before this legislation, Minnesota law allowed probation sentences to be as long …
Police Study Shows That Reform and Effectiveness Are Not Mutually Exclusive
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
Filed under: Criminal justice system reform
Police Study Shows That Reform and Effectiveness Are Not Mutually Exclusive by Benjamin Tschirhart by Benjamin Tschirhart Following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, a new social movement has emerged and is growing in popularity. The burgeoning movement is calling for police reform along with the reduction …
Minnesota Abolishes Life Without Parole for Juveniles
Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Juveniles
Minnesota Abolishes Life Without Parole for Juveniles by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On May 19, 2023, Minnesota Governor Walz (D) signed omnibus public safety bill – SF 209, which abolishes life imprisonment without parole for minors. Under the bill, juvenile life-without-parole sentences will be retroactively eliminated. In addition, all …
Eighth Circuit: Defendant Facing Revocation of Supervised Release Did Not Knowingly and Voluntarily Waive Right to Counsel Where Appointed Counsel Admittedly Knew Nothing About Case and Advised Choosi...
Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023
Filed under: Appointment of Counsel, Mental Health, Knowingly and Intelligently, Counsel - Right to
Eighth Circuit: Defendant Facing Revocation of Supervised Release Did Not Knowingly and Voluntarily Waive Right to Counsel Where Appointed Counsel Admittedly Knew Nothing About Case and Advised Choosing Between ‘Big House or the Nut House’ by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit …
How Minneapolis Uses Controversial Technology to Spy on Its Citizens
Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023
Filed under: Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance
How Minneapolis Uses Controversial Technology to Spy on Its Citizens by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Through a series of public records requests to the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, Unicorn Riot (a non-profit, media-based organization of journalists) has obtained rare insight into how the police department responsible for George …
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