Legal Opinion
State v. LaForge
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 6, 1984No. C6-82-1576PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMDAHL, Chief Justice.
The issues presented in this case arose out of a nonviolent, antinuclear war demonstration organized by defendant, John La-Forge, at Bemidji State University on January 28, 1982. LaForge was arrested and charged with violations of Minn.Stat. § 624.72 (1982) (interference with the use of public property, a gross misdemeanor) and Minn.Stat. § 609.595 (1982) (criminal damage to property, a misdemeanor). After a Jens Olsen hearing 1 in which separate trials and separate counsel were waived by LaForge and his two codefend-ants, LaForge was found guilty on both counts. His two…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State v. GisegeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- State v. McKenzieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
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