Minnesota Supreme Court Opinions

Opinions

A23-0560 State of Minnesota, Appellant, vs. Nicholas Lee Hill, Respondent.
Court of Appeals.
1. The corpus delicti statute, Minn. Stat. § 634.03 (2024), which bars a conviction based solely on a confession, is satisfied for both completed offenses and attempt offenses when there is independent evidence that reasonably tends to prove the defendant committed the charged offense.
2. Respondent’s conviction for attempted first-degree criminal sexual conduct does not violate the corpus delicti statute, Minn. Stat. § 634.03, because the State’s evidence independent of respondent’s confession reasonably tends to show that respondent committed the offense.
Reversed and remanded.  Justice Theodora K. Gaïtas.

A24-0787  Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Respondent, vs. True Gravity Ventures,
LLC, et al., Respondents, Astra Genstar Partnership, LLP, Appellant.
Court of Appeals.
1. Minnesota General Rule of Practice 14.01(c)(2), which applies in Minnesota district courts, does not authorize appellate courts to reinstate a late appeal.
2. The interests of justice warrant reinstatement of this late appeal because the court administrator did not immediately transmit notice of entry of judgment to the parties as required by Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 77.04, and neither party received notice of the judgment until after the time for appeal had expired.
Reversed and remanded; appeal reinstated.  Justice Karl C. Procaccini.
Took no part, Chief Justice Natalie E. Hudson, Justice Theodora K. Gaïtas.

Orders

A25-0141 In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Elizabeth A. Walker, a Minnesota
Attorney, Registration No. 0393468.
Transferred to disability inactive status. Justice Gordon L. Moore, III. (Filed 7/16/25)

A25-1072  In re Petition for Transfer to Disability Inactive Status of Joseph J. LeBlanc, a
Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0393225.
Transferred to disability inactive status. Justice Gordon L. Moore, III. (Filed 7/17/25)

A24-1560  In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Larry J. Laver, a Minnesota Attorney,
Registration No. 0317731. (Filed 7/21/25)
Suspended. Justice Gordon L. Moore, III.
Dissenting, Justice Anne K. McKeig, Justice Paul C. Thissen, Justice Sarah E.   
Hennesy.