Legal Opinion
In re Access to Law Enforcement Records Relating to the Arrest of Quinn
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 17, 1994No. Nos. C5-92-2526, C0-92-2529, C4-93-132, C6-93-133 and C8-93-134PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COYNE, Justice.
Reversing the decision of the court of appeals in In re Quinn, 503 N.W.2d 480 (Minn.App.1993), we hold that the district court erred in ordering the expungement and sealing of law enforcement records relating to an investigation into a complaint made early on the morning of November 10, 1992, by a 19-year-old woman that she had just been raped by a professional hockey player in a Bloom-ington hotel room.
Peter Daniel Quinn was a hockey player for the Minnesota North Stars. Early in his career, he had played with the Pittsburgh Penguins. On the evening in question, Quinn…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. C. A.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- State v. CarriereSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Demers v. City of MinneapolisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- In Re QuinnCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1993
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. T.M.B.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999
- In Re QuinnSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- State v. TMBCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1999