Legal Opinion

State of Minnesota v. Thomas Raymond Struzyk

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 26, 2015No. A13-821PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WRIGHT, Justice.

Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of felony fourth-degree assault of a peace officer, Minn.Stat. § 609.2231, subd. 1 (2014), and gross-misdemeanor obstruction of legal process or arrest, Minn.Stat. § 609.50, subd. 1(2) (2014). At issue is whether the intentional act of throwing or transferring bodily fluids at or onto the officer, in itself, is the crime of felony fourth-degree assault of a peace officer (transfer of bodily fluids), in violation of section 609.2231, subdivision 1. We conclude that the. plain and unambiguous language of section 609.2231,…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. American Family Insurance Group v. SchroedlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
  3. Amaral v. Saint Cloud HospitalSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
  4. State v. KuhnauSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
  5. State v. MahkukSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2007

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Wong v. Minnesota Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
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  4. State v. ScovelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2018
  5. Wilbur v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2017

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