Legal Opinion
State of Minnesota v. Timothy Robert Turner
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 26, 2015No. A14-1408PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REILLY, Judge.
Appellant Timothy Turner challenges his conviction of criminal defamation, arguing that Minn.Stat. § 609.765 violates First Amendment protections because it is facially overbroad. Because Minn.Stat. § 609.765 is unconstitutionally, overbroad and not susceptible to a narrowing construction, we reverse.
FACTS
On the morning of August 30, 2013, appellant posted ads on Craigslist in retaliation for a previous argument he had with former girlfriend C.M. Both postings were sexually explicit and purported to be from C.M. and C.M.’s minor daughter, S.M. The postings contained the…
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