LaPenotiere v. State

CHUTICH, Justice.

Appellant Edward John LaPenotiere, Jr., was charged with second-degree sale of a controlled substance for selling heroin and Vicodin in a "school zone." Under Minnesota Statutes section 152.01, subdivision 14a(2) (2016), a "school zone" includes "the area surrounding school property ... to a distance of 300 feet or one city block, whichever distance is greater, beyond the *353school property." At trial, the State introduced a map and testimony demonstrating that the drug sale had occurred at LaPenotiere's home, which is located on a city block that is diagonal, or kitty-corner,…