State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Diamond Lee Jamal Griffin, Appellant
Supreme Court of Minnesota
1. We review an appeal from a district court’s denial of a preliminary application for relief under the Act of May 19, 2023, ch. 52, art. 4, § 24, 2023 Minn.
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1. We review an appeal from a district court’s denial of a preliminary application for relief under the Act of May 19, 2023, ch. 52, art. 4, § 24, 2023 Minn. Laws 810, 864–68, under an abuse of discretion standard. 2. The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Griffin’s preliminary application because the application, materials submitted with the application, and relevant records in the possession of the judicial branch failed to establish a reasonable probability that Griffin did not cause the death of a human being. Affirmed.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A24-0859 Hennepin County Moore, III, J. State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Filed: July 30, 2025 Office of Appellate Courts Diamond Lee Jamal Griffin, Appellant. ________________________ Keith M. Ellison, Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Mary F. Moriarty, Hennepin County Attorney, Robert I. Yount, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent. Diamond Lee Jamal Griffin, Rush City, Minnesota, pro se. ________________________ S Y L L A B U S 1. We review an appeal from a district court’s denial of a preliminary application for…
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. KnafflaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- State v. SpreiglSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
- State v. HannukselaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
- Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
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