Legal Opinion

State v. Alexander

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 18, 1979No. 48598, 48599PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

YETKA, Justice.

Appeal by the state from an order of a three-judge district court, Hennepin County, dated January 24, 1978, reversing a judgment of conviction for contempt of court against defendant Ferris Alexander and affirming a pretrial order dismissing a contempt charge against defendant Edward Alexander. This court granted permission to appeal on March 23, 1978. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand to the municipal court.

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  5. Marcus v. Search Warrant of PropertySupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  2. State v. GordonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  3. State v. VerdineOregon Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Commonwealth v. HughesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  5. State v. Van IslerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981

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