Questions tagged [minnesota]
Questions concerning the laws, criminal justice system, civil court procedures and related topics specific to the state of Minnesota.
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For purposes of administration of the estate of a decedent, what counts as a funeral?
This answer says funeral expenses can be paid out of the decedent's assets before probate is granted. The other answer suggests that a "celebration of life party" is not included among ...
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Does something about the law explain why the state gave a new driver's license to a convicted drunk driver?
This is somewhat likely to be the truth but probably not the whole truth, since it was told to me by just one of two parties to a dispute. About 20-or-so years ago, a motorcyclist in Minnesota was ...
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Can any private person in Minnesota arrest Jonathan Ross?
A man named Jonathan Ross is believed by multiple reasonable people to have committed a murder in Minnesota, while on the job as a federal agent.
Minnesota law specifies when a private person may make ...
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Can it be reasonable to shoot at an approaching vehicle if the driver is known to be unarmed apart from the vehicle itself? [duplicate]
Suppose that a person (the shooter) fires a gun at a vehicle that they perceive to be imminently approaching and being used as a weapon by another person (the driver) whom the shooter kills. For the ...
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Is a shooter required to consider the curvature of a car's path when determining whether an imminently approaching car poses a deadly threat? [duplicate]
Suppose that a person (the shooter) fires a gun at a vehicle that they perceive to be imminently approaching the shooter and being used as a weapon by another person (the driver) whom the shooter ...
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Can there be a legitimate purpose to shooting at an approaching vehicle if the driver is known to be unarmed apart from the vehicle itself?
Suppose that a person (the shooter) fires a gun at a vehicle that they perceive to be imminently approaching the shooter and being used as a weapon by another person (the driver). For the purposes of ...
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If a shooter was the one to escalate a situation to life-threatening, and they kill someone, is a self-defense defense available? [duplicate]
For the purposes of this question, assume:
that a person (shooter) escalated a situation to a situation in which the shooter felt their own life was in danger;
the shooter then shoots, ostensibly in ...
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If a person has no legitimate purpose to firing a gun, but nonetheless fires it and kills someone, is a self-defense defense available?
For the purposes of this question, assume:
a person (shooter) intentionally fires a gun at another and kills them;
the shooter had no legitimate purpose to firing the gun.
Is a self-defense defense ...
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Does Jonathan Ross have any chance of a self-defense defense working against a state prosecution?
ICE agent Jonathan Ross seems likely to face a Minnesota state
prosecution
(in either federal or state court) for his killing of Renée Good. For
the purposes of this question, assume that such a ...
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Is there any legal difference between END and STOP when opting out of SMS promotional messages?
I frequently receive unsolicited fundraising and promotional messages on my cell phone via SMS. The majority of these end with a statement like "STOP to end" or "STOP to opt out."
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Land easement termination/amendment question [closed]
My family is looking into trying to terminate (or amend) an easement with our next door neighbor. The easement has been in place for over 20 years and was established by the previous owners of our ...
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Does Minnesota Statutes 8.31 ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL apply to MN Statutes 43A.11?
If a state agency violates MN Statutes 43A.11 (which gives preference to hiring military veterans in some circumstances), can the Minnesota Attorney General open an investigation under MN Statutes 8....
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“Innocent until proven guilty” literally?
Some years ago, a police officer named Derek Chauvin was found guilty of 2nd degree murder of George Floyd. He received a sentence of about 20 years. At the time it was reported that had he been a ...
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Does Minnesota Statutes 43A.11 apply at the County or Council Or Regional level?
I am a US Army Veteran and I applied to a few jobs position at the County and Regional/Council government agency level. I was told by the HR department that MN Statutes 43A.11 (which gives preference ...
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Are there legal consequences for voting in opposing party's presidential primary?
This question is a kind of follow-up to a question on Minneapolis reddit. In short:
Are there legal consequences in MN for voting in the opposing party's primary election with the aim of "helping&...
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