Legal Opinion

State v. Cheng

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided March 22, 2001No. C5-00-1004PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.

The Ramsey County Attorney charged appellant, Mong Danny Cheng, with four counts of second-degree murder in connection with a July 1999 drive-by shooting in Saint Paul. Following a probable cause hearing, a Ramsey County District Court judge was assigned to handle Cheng’s trial and all further proceedings in the case. After failed plea negotiations, Cheng appeared in court and attempted to plead guilty to second-degree murder, which the court concluded he could do. Rather than allowing Cheng to plead guilty, the county attorney dismissed the charges and Cheng…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. HolmesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1982
  2. State v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
  3. State v. NerzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
  4. McClelland v. PierceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  5. State v. EricksonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. DahlinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
  2. State v. CostelloSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
  3. State of Minnesota v. Joshua Lee MyhreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2016
  4. State v. BurrellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2008
  5. State v. AllinderCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008

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