Legal Opinion

In Re the Welfare of S.S.E.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided June 5, 2001No. C3-00-1583Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge

Appellant challenges his delinquency adjudication for felony theft. Appellant argues that the district court erred by allowing the prosecutor to impeach appellant with a prior delinquency adjudication because adjudication is not a conviction and cannot be used for impeachment. In the alternative, appellant argues that even if the prior delinquency adjudication is admissible, the district court never determined on the record whether its impeachable probative value outweighed its prejudicial effect. Appellant further contends that the district court used his pri- or…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. BrouilletteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  2. Van Buren v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
  3. In Re the Welfare of S. W. T.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  4. Dale v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1995
  5. State v. ScharmerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993

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