Legal Opinion

State v. Tibbetts

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided July 6, 1979No. 47974PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OTIS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, Minn.St. 609.343(a), and two counts of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree, Minn.St. 609.345(b). We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The pertinent statutes are as follows:

Minn.St. 609.343 “CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONDUCT IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A person is guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 15 years if he engages in sexual contact with another person and if any of the following circumstances exists:

*500“(a)…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. BrouilletteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  2. State v. PeirceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  3. People v. WestSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  4. State v. PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  5. People v. JensenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988

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