Legal Opinion
State v. Ambaye
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided June 29, 1999No. C9-98-2221PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIS, Judge.
This appeal is from an order denying a petition for expunction of records relating to appellant Amannuel- Ambaye’s 1974 prosecution for second-degree murder, which resulted in a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Appellant Amannuel Ambaye was indicted in 1973 for first-degree murder in the death of his roommate, a fellow Ethiopian immigrant, whose body was found in the apartment they shared. The jury found Ambaye not guilty by reason of insanity.
Following the verdict, Ambaye was civilly committed to the state security hospital at St.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. C. A.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
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- State v. BundeCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1996
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3Cited by2 opinions
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