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OPINIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT

FILED Wednesday, April 24, 2024

NOTICE - MEDIA RELEASE TIME IS 10:00 A.M.

A23-0851        Edbert Neal Williams, Appellant, vs. State of Minnesota, Respondent.
Ramsey County.
           1. The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the appellant’s petition for postconviction relief because the petition was time-barred, and the evidence proffered under the newly-discovered-evidence exception failed to establish, by a clear and convincing standard, that the appellant is innocent.
          2. The district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the petition for postconviction relief because appellant did not establish that the interests of justice require a new trial.
          Affirmed. Justice G. Barry Anderson.
          Took no part, Justice Paul C. Thissen.

ORDERS

A23-1586        In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Ronald R. Frauenshuh, Jr., a   Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0136220.
                        Supreme Court.
          Suspended. Justice Margaret H. Chutich.

A24-0050        In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Michael D. Lewis, a non-Minnesota Attorney.
                        Supreme Court.
         Publicly reprimanded. Justice Margaret H. Chutich.

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ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR FURTHER REVIEW

FILED Wednesday, April 24, 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. Devon Griffin Seivers – A22-0054

Issues: (1) Whether a child is “found” under Minn. Stat. § 627.15 based on where the child is physically located and physically residing or whether a child’s residence for “found” purposes under the statute is strictly where the custodial parent’s residence is, and (2) whether the denial of Mr. Seivers’ Brady demand for child protection records was contrary to law and a violation of due process, where the orders directly addressed the issue of venue based on the child’s residence and location when the alleged abuse occurred, when it was discovered, and when she was found.

Stayed Pending Final Disposition in State v. Paulson, No. A22-0632.

Denied

2.          Adam Peter Flores vs. State of Minnesota – A24-0083
3.          Dawn Pieper vs. Jacob Thomas Carlson – A23-0806
4.          In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Norberto Hugo Salinas – A23-1371
5.          In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of: Peter Allan – A23-1260
6.          Lannon Lavar Burdunice vs. State of Minnesota – A23-0670
7.          Nathan Wesley McDonald vs. State of Minnesota – A23-0385
8.          Robert W. Starbeck, individually, and As Trustee of the Arthur C. Starbeck Trust under agreement Dated August 21, 2000 vs. Mary Gibson, et al.
- A23-0619
9.          State of Minnesota vs. David Francis Chamberlain – A23-0155
10.        State of Minnesota vs. Jeffrey Scott Baker – A23-0180
11.        State of Minnesota vs. Justin Louis Hudak – A23-0468
12.        State of Minnesota vs. Phillip James Merrill – A23-1220
13.        State of Minnesota vs. Theodore James Kolk – A23-1090
14.        State of Minnesota vs. Thomas David Fogel – A22-1615, A23-0754
15.        Tyler Leibfried vs. City of Duluth, Department of Employment and Economic Development – A22-1724