State v. Prigge

OPINION

REILLY, Judge

The state appeals the district court’s pretrial dismissal of a charge of carrying a pistol while under the influence of alcohol in violation of Minnesota Statutes section 624.7142, subdivision 1(4), arguing that carrying a pistol “on or about the.person’s clothes or person” does not require a physical nexus between the pistol and the person or the person’s clothes. Because the pretrial dismissal order has a critical impact, appellate réview is appropriate. And because the plain language of the statute is limited in application to situations in which there is a physical…