Legal Opinion
State of Minnesota v. Roger Benedict Schmid
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 25, 2015No. A13-337PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LILLEHAUG, Justice.
A Department of Natural Resources officer encountered Roger Schmid sitting in a camouflaged ATV blind in an open field, wearing blaze orange, and possessing a loaded gun. Schmid was charged and convicted under Minn.Stat. § 97B.301 (2014), which states that a person may not “take” deer without a license. Schmid moved for a judgment of acquittal. The district court denied his motion, and the court of appeals affirmed. The court of appeals defined “take” by the statutory definition of “taking,” which includes “pursuing” and “attempting to take,” and held that Schmid’s…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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