In re Defense and Indemnification of Alexander Vladimir Brown
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
A peace officer’s unauthorized use of a choke hold, as proscribed by Minnesota Statutes section 609.06, subdivision 3(a)(1) (2024), may constitute a violation of a legal standard and amount to malfeasance in office for purposes of a city’s denial of defense and indemnification under Minnesota Statutes section 466.07, subdivision 1 (2024). Affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
STATE OF MINNESOTA IN COURT OF APPEALS A24-2003 In re Defense and Indemnification of Alexander Vladimir Brown. Filed October 13, 2025 Affirmed Ede, Judge City of Minneapolis Joseph A. Kelly, Rebecca L. Duren, Kelly & Lemmons, P.A., St. Paul, Minnesota (for relator Alexander Vladimir Brown) Kristyn Anderson, City Attorney, J. Haynes Hansen, Heather Robertson, Assistant City Attorneys, Minneapolis, Minnesota (for respondent City of Minneapolis) Considered and decided by Smith, Tracy M., Presiding Judge; Cochran, Judge; and Ede, Judge. SYLLABUS A peace officer’s unauthorized use of a choke hold,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Village of Willowbrook v. OlechSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Thiele v. StichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- Dietz v. Dodge CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- Interstate Power Co. v. Nobles County Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
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