Legal Opinion
State v. Melchert-Dinkel
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 19, 2014No. A11-0987PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
After communicating with appellant William Melehert-Dinkel, Mark Drybrough and Nadia Kajouji each committed suicide. This appeal presents the issue of whether the State of Minnesota may, consistent with the First Amendment, prosecute Mel-chert-Dinkel for advising, encouraging, or assisting another in committing suicide in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.215, subd. 1 (2012), which makes it illegal to “intentionally advise[ ], encourage[ ], or assist[ ] another in taking the other’s own life.” We conclude that the State may prosecute Melehert-Dinkel for assisting another…
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