Legal Opinion

State v. Hicks

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided August 25, 1998No. C1-98-298PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS G. FORSBERG, Judge*

This appeal is from a pretrial order dismissing appellant State of Minnesota’s case against respondent Charles Edward Hicks. Hicks was arrested and charged with carrying a weapon without a permit in a public place, in violation of Minn.Stat. § 624.714, subd. 1(a) (1996). On appeal, the state argues the trial court erred in interpreting the statutory terms “public place or public area.”

FACTS

On August 15, 1997, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Hicks stood in the hallway of an apartment building and attempted to pry open the door to the apartment he shared with his…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Frost-Benco Electric Ass'n v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. United States v. Alan NoharaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Gregory K. Eisler, United States of America v. Robert Alan HoffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  4. Arvig Telephone Co. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  5. State v. PaigeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. PalmerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2008
  2. State v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2005
  3. Nichols v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 2019
  4. State v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1998
  5. State v. WhiteCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2005

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