State v. Grunewald

Loring, Justice.

The defendant, a police officer of the city of Minneapolis, was convicted of the crime of willful neglect of official duty in failing to arrest the keepers of a certain house of ill fame. He now appeals to this court from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

The facts in this case are essentially the same as the facts in State v. Palmersten, 210 Minn. 476, 299 N. W. 669, and there is no need to restate them here.

The questions presented are: (1) Is the evidence sufficient to sustain the conviction; and (2) did the trial court err in refusing to charge as defendant…