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Minnesota Court of Appeals opinions are issued weekly and are available to the public at 10:00 a.m. CST/CDT every Monday. When a Monday is a holiday, opinions are issued on Tuesday.   

On Wednesday of every week, the Court of Appeals will distribute a notice that informs counsel, self-represented (pro se) parties, and court personnel associated with a case that an opinion will be released the following Monday.  Opinions are available online or by visiting the Clerk of Appellate Courts, 305 Minnesota Judicial Center, 25 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, after the Monday release time.

In certain time-sensitive cases, the Court of Appeals may issue opinions on other business days.  In these instances, involved parties will be contacted just prior to the special release.

Please visit the Minnesota State Law Library's Appellate Opinions Archive for previously released Court of Appeals Opinions and previously released Special Term Orders.
 

NOTE: If you are having trouble accessing the tabs on your mobile device, you may view all Opinions on a single page.

Precedential OpinionsBy statute, the Court of Appeals issues a precedential (formerly called "published") opinion only in the most important and complex cases. Precedential opinions include an extensive analysis of the facts and law. They will be considered and used by courts faced with similar issues in the future, and they are published in books of caselaw found in most law libraries.

DECISIONS OF THE COURT OF APPEALS
FILED Monday, March 20, 2023



A22-0737        State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Nicholas Scott Thompson, Appellant. 
                         Jackson County District Court, Hon. Darci Bentz.
            The defendant bears the burden of proof in a contested competency proceeding under Minn. R. Crim. P. 20.01 when the defendant asserts their own competence.
            Reversed and remanded.  Judge Jennifer Frisch.
 
Nonprecedential OpinionsNonprecedential opinions (formerly called "unpublished opinions") are issued in cases that are less complicated, that involve legal issues that have already been decided in precedential opinions, or that will affect only the parties to that particular case. These opinions are usually shorter than precedential opinions, do not contain extensive discussion of the facts, and are not generally relied on by other courts to the same degree as precedential opinions.

NONPRECEDENTIAL OPINIONS
FILED Monday, March 20, 2023

Pursuant to Minn. R. Civ. App. P. 136.01, subd. 1 (c)



1.         A20-1571
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jeffrey Alan Mcraven, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Renee L. Worke.
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Kerry Meyer.
           
2.         A22-1222
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Ivan Ray Vaughan, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Francis J. Connolly.
            Douglas County District Court, Hon. Michelle L. Clark.
           
3.         A22-1215
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Dawn Marie Delille, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Francis J. Connolly.
            St. Louis County District Court, Hon. David M. Johnson.
           
4.         A22-0940
            Randall Ferrell Decker, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Matthew E. Johnson.
            Faribault County District Court, Hon. Darci Bentz.
           
5.         A22-1585
            State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Gary Lee Kies, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Denise D. Reilly.
            Sherburne County District Court, Hon. Brianne J. Buccicone.
           
6.         A22-1428
            State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. David Wokeph Natee, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Denise D. Reilly.
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Julie Allyn.
           
7.         A22-0911
            Anoka County, Anoka, Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Law Enforcement Labor Services,
            Inc., Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Relator, Bureau of Mediation Services, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Denise D. Reilly.
            Bureau of Mediation Services.
           
8.         A22-0622
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Shevirio Kavirion Childs-Young, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Denise D. Reilly.
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Regina M. Chu.
           
9.         A22-0962
            Elizabeth Joy Glirbas (n/k/a Elizabeth Joy Southwell), petitioner, Appellant, vs. Joshua
            Robert Glirbas, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Jeanne M. Cochran.
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Theresa Couri.
           
10.       A22-1247
            Ronald Kenneth Maas, petitioner, Appellant, vs.  Commissioner of Public Safety,
            Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Elise Larson.
            Faribault County District Court, Hon. Troy Timmerman.
           
11.       A22-1600, A22-1601, A22-1602, A22-1603
            State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Aden Mohamed Aden, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Edward J. Cleary.*
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Hilary L. Caligiuri.
           
12.       A22-1065, A22-1066
            In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: G. A. H. and S. T., Parents (A22-1065), In
            the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of: S. T. and A. D., Parents (A22-1066).
            Affirmed.  Judge James B. Florey.*
            Otter Tail County District Court, Hon. Douglas B. Clark.


SPECIAL RELEASE OPINIONS FILED MARCH 13, 2023


13.       A19-0680
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Mark Scott Hendrickson, Appellant.
            Affirmed. Judge Sarah Wheelock.
            Sherburne County District Court, Hon. Mary A. Yunker.
 
14.       A22-0877
            Nicole Monique Collins, Appellant, vs. Commissioner of Minnesota Department of
            Human Services, Respondent.
            Affirmed. Judge Sarah Wheelock.
            Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Sara R. Grewing.
 
* Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. art. VI, § 10.
Order OpinionsCases that involve a few simple issues may be decided by order opinions, which include little discussion of the facts of the case and a brief analysis of the laws that are involved.

RECENT ORDER OPINIONS
March 20, 2023



1.         A22-0914
            Danny Aune, Respondent, vs. Robin Johnson, Appellant.
            Affirmed.  Judge Matthew E. Johnson.
            Becker County District Court, Hon. Gretchen Thilmony, Hon. Steven Z. Lange, and Hon. Steven J. Cahill.
           
2.         A22-0963
            State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Demarea Dajour Clay, Appellant.
            Reversed and remanded.  Judge Michelle A. Larkin.
            Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Joy D. Bartscher.
           
3.         A22-1441
            Sela Investments Ltd, LLP, Respondent, vs. Andre Harris, Appellant, Ladasia
            Tolliver, et al., Defendants.
            Affirmed.  Judge Randall J. Slieter.
            Ramsey County District Court, Hon. Timothy T. Mulrooney.
           
4.         A22-1116
            Beverly Nicole Burrell, petitioner, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
            Affirmed.  Judge Elise Larson.
            Hennepin County District Court, Hon. Paul Scoggin.

 

NO SPECIAL RELEASE OPINIONS FILED

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Opinion Sets For Opinions
Filed Monday, March 20, 2023

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