State v. Hamilton

SUMMARY OPINION

NIERENGARTEN, Judge.

FACTS

Appellant Patrick Hamilton was charged with making an illegal U-turn with a taxi cab on Marquette Avenue near Eighth Street in downtown Minneapolis at 11:30 a.m. on June 20, 1984. Hamilton was cited for making a U-turn where his car “cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within 1,000 feet.” Minn.Stat. § 169.19, subd. 2 (1984). Hamilton was found guilty and appeals, claiming Minn.Stat. § 169.19, subd. 2 is constitutionally vague and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction.

DECISION

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