Legal Opinion
State v. Morse
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 20, 1968No. 40557PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Otis, Justice.
Defendant was charged with taking indecent liberties with a 15-year-old girl on February 24, 1966. He was found guilty and appeals from his conviction.
Minn. St. 1965, § 617.08, under which defendant was prosecuted read as follows:
“ * * * [Ejvery person who shall take such indecent liberties with or on the person of any female under the age of 16 years * * * without regard to whether he or she shall consent to the same or not * * * shall be guilty of a felony.”
The principal issue raised concerns the constitutionality of Minn. St. 609.02, subd. 9(6), which provides:
“Criminal…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- United States v. BalintSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Shevlin-Carpenter Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- People v. HernandezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. Shevlin-Carpenter Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- In Re Welfare of C.R.M.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- Kelley v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
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