State v. Nelson

OPINION

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

A Pine County jury found Joey Wayne Nelson guilty of failing to register as a predatory offender, as required by Minn. Stat. § 243.166, subd. 3(b) (2008). The state presented evidence that, on one particular day, Nelson had not shoveled new-fallen snow at his registered primary address in Pine County and was present in another state. We conclude that the state’s evidence is insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Nelson no longer was living at his registered primary address or that he had established a new primary address. Therefore, we reverse.

FACTS

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