State of Minnesota v. Somsalao Thonesavanh

OPINION

TOUSSAINT, Judge. *

In this pretrial prosecution appeal, appellant State of Minnesota argues that the district court erred by granting respondent defendant’s motion to dismiss the charge of theft of a motor vehicle for lack of probable cause. The state argues that the district court’s decision was based on an erroneous interpretation of Minn,Stat. § 609.52, subd. 2(a)(17). We affirm.

FACTS

At approximately 4:51 a.m. on December 29, 2014, J.V. called the local law enforcement dispatch center to report that an individual he did not know was banging on the door of his house. In response to…