Legal Opinion
State v. Fossen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 25, 1977No. 47121PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacLaughlin, Justice.
Defendant, Gary Bruce Fossen, is charged by indictment with three counts of murder in the first degree, Minn. St. 609.185. The State of Minnesota appeals from a pretrial order of the district court suppressing certain statements made by defendant while being held in the Anoka County jail. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
On February 25, 1976, the Anoka County sheriff’s office received a report of a shooting in the city of Ramsey. The report was relayed to that office by the Ramsey police department dispatcher. Investigators from the Anoka County Major Crime…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. TureSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- State v. LefthandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- State v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
- State v. FossenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
- Giddings v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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