Legal Opinion

State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Edgard Francisco Talave Latino, Appellant

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided January 8, 2025No. A230590Published

1. For purposes of the domestic-assault statute, a “family or household member” may include persons involved in not only a current, but also a former significant romantic or sexual relationship. 2. The evidence presented at trial was sufficient to support the district court’s finding that the appellant had been involved in a significant romantic or sexual relationship with the victim as required by the statute. Affirmed.

1Opinion of the Court

STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A23-0590 Court of Appeals McKeig, J. Took no part, Hennesy, J. State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Filed: January 8, 2025 Office of Appellate Courts Edgard Francisco Talave Latino, Appellant. ________________________ Keith Ellison, Attorney General, Peter Magnuson, Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Brandi Schiefelbein, Meeker County Attorney, Litchfield, Minnesota, for respondent. Cathryn Middlebrook, Chief Appellate Public Defender, Sharon E. Jacks, Assistant Public Defender, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Minnesota v. DickersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Bernhardt v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2004
  3. State v. ThonesavanhSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2017
  4. Staab v. Diocese of St. CloudSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
  5. State v. DickersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992

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