Legal Opinion
State v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 21, 1968No. 41182, 41292, 41293PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Knutson, Chief Justice.
This is a consolidation of three appeals involving four defendants convicted of the crime of prostitution.
The city of Minneapolis has an ordinance forbidding prostitution, the maximum penalty for its violation being $100 fine or 90 days in the workhouse, or both. Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, §§ 870.110, 1.120. In 1967 our state legislature enacted Minn. St. 609.32, subd. 4(1) (L. 1967, c. 507, § 9, subd. 4[1]), which forbids prostitution and provides a maximum penalty of one year’s imprisonment or payment of a fine of $1,000, or both.
Defendants Sharon Burns and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Robinson v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by14 opinions
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- State v. SharichSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973
- State v. ChristieSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1993
- McLaughlin v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- State v. DaileySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
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