Legal Opinion
State v. Foncesa
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 31, 1993No. C8-92-2505PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHUMACHER, Judge.
Appellant Teresa Foncesa moved to withdraw her plea of guilty to a charge of failing to restrain her dog from inflicting bodily injury. The motion was denied. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Foncesa owns a 136-pound Akita, a Japanese fighting dog. On March 24,1992, while chained outside Foncesa’s home, the dog bit a 17-year-old in the face, causing injuries which required approximately 100 stitches. On April 29, 1992, the dog bit a 28-year-old house guest of Foncesa’s in the face. As a result of the March incident, Foncesa was charged with failing to restrain her dog from…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rose v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Carnley v. CochranSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Moore v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- State v. MotlSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- In Re the Welfare of B.C.G.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995