Legal Opinion
State, City of Minneapolis v. Lynch
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided September 2, 1986No. C3-85-2165PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEDGWICK, Judge.
Rebecca Lynch appeals from convictions of disorderly conduct and interfering with a police officer, contending she was arrested and prosecuted in derogation of her First Amendment rights. She also claims the trial court erred in denying her motions to dismiss the charges and to compel discovery of Minneapolis Police Department Internal Affairs Division files. We affirm in part and remand.
FACTS
At about 9:00 p.m. on September 3, 1985 members of the Minneapolis Police Department’s “decoy unit” were on undercover patrol in North Minneapolis. Sergeant Ronald Ottoson and…
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