Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. L.E.A. v. Hammergren
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 20, 1980No. 50619-50623PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERAN, Chief Justice.
Petitioners appeal from dismissal of their petition for habeas corpus in the Fourth Judicial District. Petitioners sought habeas corpus claiming they were wrongfully being held in the Hennepin County Detention Center for contempt of court. The lower court reasoned that under Minn. Stat. §§ 260.301 and 588.01, subd. 3 (1978), the court has the power to find status offenders in constructive contempt of court for failing to comply with court orders and that In re Welfare of R.L.W., 309 Minn. 489, 245 N.W.2d 204 (1976) permits confinement in any center authorized by the…
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- L. A. M. v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
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