State v. Saunders

OPINION

THOMAS G. FORSBERG, Judge. *

Defendant Herbert Saunders was tried on a gross misdemeanor charge of practicing medicine without a license under Minn.Stat. § 147.081, subd. 3(3) (1994). After a mistrial resulting from a deadlocked jury, the trial court certified the following question as important and doubtful:

Is Minnesota Statute Section 147.081, Practicing Medicine Without a License, unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, pursuant to the Constitution of the United States and the Minnesota Constitution?

The state moves to strike a portion of Saunders’ appellate brief because it addresses…