State v. Hoelzel

OPINION

PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.

After a bench trial in Hennepin Count District Court, appellant Richard Alan Hoelzel was found guilty of a felony for burglary in the first degree and a gross misdemeanor for interference with an emergency call. The court stayed imposition of sentence on the gross misdemean- or, but refused to take further action on the felony. The state appealed and the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that the district court’s action was the functional equivalent of a stay of adjudication, and as such was improper under the circumstances. The court of appeals reversed and…