Legal Opinion
State v. Errington
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 6, 1981No. 81-289PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHERAN, Chief Justice.
This is a discretionary appeal, pursuant to Minn.R.Crim.P. 29.03, from an order of a three-judge district court panel affirming an order of the county court which dis missed a prosecution of defendant on three contempt charges based on his alleged violations of protective orders issued under the Domestic Abuse Act, Minn.Stat. § 518B (1980). The dismissals were based on the county court’s conclusion that certain provisions of the Act violated the separation-of-powers doctrine by ordering courts to perform functions which, if a court performs them, create the appearance…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Walker v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. Larry Dickinson and Gibbs AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- In re Clerk of Lyon County Courts' CompensationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Dickinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. Larry Dickinson and Gibbs AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Williams v. MarshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
- Burkstrand v. BurkstrandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2001
- Schmidt ex rel. P.M.S. v. CoonsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2012
- Trumm v. CleaverSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2013
- Stahl v. POLLMANSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2006
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