Danna Rochelle Back v. State of Minnesota

OPINION

HOOTEN, Judge.

After the Minnesota Supreme Court reversed her conviction of second-degree manslaughter based on culpable negligence, appellant Danna Rochelle Back petitioned for an order under Minn.Stat, § 590.11 (2014) declaring her eligible to file a claim for compensation under the Minnesota Imprisonment and Exoneration Remedies Act (MIERA). The postconviction court denied the petition, concluding that Back does not meet the definition of “exonerated” under section 590.11, subdivision l(l)(i), because the prosecutor did not dismiss the charges after the reversal. The postconviction…