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OPINIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT

FILED Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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A23-0737   Alliance Housing Incorporated, et al., Respondents, vs. County of Hennepin, Relator.
                    Tax Court.
          For purposes of qualifying for tax exemption under Article X, Section 1, of the Minnesota Constitution, an institution of purely public charity with a purpose of providing housing for low-income individuals uses its real property in furtherance of its charitable purpose when it leases its property to its intended beneficiaries for personal residence.
          Affirmed. Justice G. Barry Anderson.


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ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR FURTHER REVIEW

FILED Wednesday, March 27, 2024


(Petitioner indicated in Italic Type)

POSTED THURSDAY AFTER SPECIAL TERM CONFERENCE
(Issues are as Presented in the Petition for Review)
 
 
Granted/Stayed
 
1.         State of Minnesota vs. Carmen Marie Burth – A23-0004
 
Issues: (1) In a prosecution for animal mistreatment based on deprivation of necessary food, water, or shelter, is it plainly erroneous to permit expert testimony regarding the ultimate mixed question of law and fact—namely, whether any animal was deprived of necessary, food, water, or shelter?  (2) In a prosecution for animal mistreatment based on deprivation of necessary food, water, or shelter, is it plainly erroneous to admit evidence regarding the animal’s health and well-being when that evidence is unrelated to the alleged deprivation of food, water, or shelter?  (3) If either of the above categories of evidence is inadmissible, must the prejudicial effect of its admission be determined by considering how the erroneously admitted evidence may have influenced the jury's verdict, rather than by considering the strength of the evidence against the defendant alone and in the context of a hypothetical trial where the error did not occur?
 
            Stayed Pending Final Disposition in State v. Bigbear, No. A22-1104.
 
 
Denied
 
2.          Alveto Rivera vs. State of Minnesota – A23-0773
3.          Erik Peterson vs. A.L. Brown, Capitol City Law Group, LLC – A23-0264
4.          In Re: R.A. Morin Trust, U/A/D, April 1, 2014, As Amended, and Mark C. Morin, et al. vs. Paul L. Morin and In re the Estate of: Robert A. Morin,
             Deceased, and In re the Trust of Robert A. Morin Trust, U/A/D, April 1, 2014, as Amended – A23-0661
5.          Jonathan Nicholas Turner vs. State of Minnesota – A23-0955
6.          Jose Armando Padilla vs. State of Minnesota – A22-1710, A23-0163
7.          Mario Pedro Moreno vs. State of Minnesota – A23-0787
8.          Russel Edward Straub, Jr. vs. Commissioner of Public Safety – A23-0258
9.          State of Minnesota vs. Cody Shawn Ash – A23-0506
10.        State of Minnesota vs. Dahir Abdow Noor – A22-1528
11.        State of Minnesota vs. Daniel Roy Luckhardt – A23-0606
12.        State of Minnesota vs. Derrick Lee Roberts – A22-0191
13.        State of Minnesota vs. Donald Dequai Crenshaw – A23-0246
14.        State of Minnesota vs. Jeremiah Zekial Jones – A23-0425
15.        State of Minnesota vs. Jesse Lee Fechner – A23-0132
16.        State of Minnesota vs. Paul Scott Seeman – A22-1750
17.        State of Minnesota vs. Raymond Allen Torgerson – A23-0406
18.        State of Minnesota vs. Regina Marie White – A22-1557
19.        State of Minnesota vs. Terrick Anthony Ruffin –A23-0388
20.        State of Minnesota vs. Zachary Phillip Harding – A23-0292
 
 
Denied – Filed March 22, 2024
 
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of: D.L.P. and J.A.P., Parents– A23-1347
 
 
Dismissed – Filed March 22, 2024
 
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: V.R.R. and M.A.H., Parents, Commissioner of Human Services, Legal Custodian – A23-0877