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OPINIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT

FILED THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009

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

 

 

A07-1012        State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Christopher Edwards, Appellant.
                      Court of Appeals.
            1.   When a defendant is convicted of several offenses involving multiple victims arising out of a single behavioral incident, a sentencing court may use "overlapping" facts of those offenses as the basis for an upward departure, provided that those facts show that the defendant committed the offense subject to sentencing in a particularly serious way.
            2.   The district court did not abuse its discretion by imposing an upward departure for appellant's first-degree assault conviction on the ground that the offense was committed in a particularly serious way.
            Affirmed.  Justice Christopher J. Dietzen.
            Dissenting, Justices Alan C. Page, Paul H. Anderson and Helen M. Meyer.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER

ADM09-8006    Minnesota Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure.
                      Supreme Court.
            Order promulgating amendment to Rule 111.01, Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure, regarding the method of preparation of district court case records for transmission to the appellate courts to allow more streamlined and efficient practices.

 

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ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR FURTHER REVIEW

Filed - November 17, 2009

(Petitioner indicated in Italic Type)

1.         State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Peter Andrew Kistner,
            Joanne Yourchuck, as parent and natural guardian of Chantel
            Marie Yourchuck, et al. -  A08-2096 - Denied
2.         Gale George Spatenka, Susan K. Spatenka v. City of Owatonna -
            A09-42 - Denied
3.         State v. Joshua William Lussier - A09-556 - Denied
4.         State v. Kasey Vo Cao - A08-1932 - Granted
5.         State v. Joseph Timothy Soltis - A08-1373 - Denied
6.         Thomas Booth, et al. v. Ryan Gades, City of Cyrus Fire Department
            - A08-2054 - Granted
7.         Andrew Ellis, et al. v. The Estate of Gerald E. Burkstrand, Owen
            Seeley, et al. - A08-1878 - Denied
8.         State v. Terry Lee Caldwell - A08-619 - Denied
9.         State v. Anthony John Harlin - A08-1424 - Denied
10.       Randall Ricardo Wilson v. State - A08-1421 - Denied
11.       St. Paul Mercury Ins. Co., et al. v. NSP Co. d/b/a Xcel Energy, Inc.,
            et al. and Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Admiral Ins.
            Co., et al., American Reinsurance Co., n/k/a Munich Reinsurance
            Am., Inc., Federal Ins. Co., TIG Ins. Co., et al., Mt. McKinley Ins.
            Co. f/k/a Gibraltar Cas. Co., Royal Indemnity Co., as successor in
            interest to Globe Indem. Co., Lexington Ins. Co. et al., Old Republic
            Ins. Co., Puritan Ins. Co., NSP Wisconsin d/b/a Xcel Energy, Inc.
            and Associated Electric & Gas Ins. Services, Ltd. v. Columbia
            Casualty Co., et al. -  A07-1775 - Denied
12.       Sarah Erdman, individually and on behalf of others similarly
             situated v. Life Time Fitness, Inc. - A08-1993 - Granted
13.       State v. Nathan NMN Obeta - A08-1419 - Denied
14.       Tony Dejuan Jackson v. State - A09-344 - Denied
15.       In re the Marriage of:  Martha S. Bragg v. Antonio F. Bragg -
            A08-2202 - Denied
16.       Bradley S. Buscher, individually and on behalf of the Revocable
            Trust of Bradley S. Buscher, et al. v. Brown & Brown, Inc., et al. -
            A08-1813 - Denied
17.       State v. Robert David Bjergum - A08-912 - Denied
18.       State v. Richard Francis Gabrelcik - A08-1351 - Denied
19.       State v. James Andrew Allen - A08-1736 - Denied
20.       Jeremy J. Coppage v. State - A08-1842 - Denied
21.       In the Matter of the Risk Level Determination of G.G. - A09-7 -
            Denied
22.       State v. Jose Miguel Chavarria-Cruz - A08-1036 - Granted
23.       Antwan Darcell Thomas v. State - A09-511 - Denied
24.       In re John Patrick Murphy, Petitioner.  State v. John Patrick
            Murphy - A09-1149 - Denied
25.       Holb-Gunther, LLC d/b/a Sea Legs v. Van-Tech Corporation v.
            Hei-Tek Automation, LLC, et al. - A08-1827 - Denied
26.       In re:  Minnesota Asbestos Litigation - A08-2222 - Granted
27.       State v. James Christian Peters - A08-1177 - Denied
28.       Frederick Laderrell Shaw v. State - A08-2051 - Denied
29.       In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of:  Lance Andrew Moore
            - A09-623 - Denied
30.       In re Marlon Terrell Pratt, Petitioner.  State v. Marlon Terrell Pratt
            - A09-1685 - Granted
31.       State v. Rahman Mann - A08-1237 - Denied
32.       State v. Clifton Lamonze Terry - A08-1490 - Denied
33.       Richard A. Keeney, et al. v. Roland H. Thieling, et al. - A09-71 -
            Denied
34.       Michelle Rossos v. HealthPartners, Inc., Department of
            Employment and Economic Development - A08-1649 - Denied
35.       Tobias Antonio Taylor v. State - A08-1285 - Denied
36.       State v. Marcel Henri Breault - A08-1834 - Denied
37.       State v. Elizabeth Annette Garcia - A08-1989 - Denied
38.       Gregory A. Welch v. State - A08-1979 - Denied
39.       State v. Brandon James Trepanier - A08-2037 - Denied
40.       In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of:  William Joseph
            Eggert - A09-502 - Denied
41.       In the Matter of the Civil Commitment of:  Eric Woods Halvorson
            - A08-2258 - Denied
42.       In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of:  C.K.W. and
             R.D.T., Parents - A09-635 - Denied
43.       State v. Ronald Belter - A07-1059 - Stay Lifted/Remanded to C/A
44.       State v. Alejandro Perez Calel - A07-1882 - Stay Lifted/Remanded
            to C/A
45.       State v. Amani Fardan - A08-364 - Stay Vacated/Denied
46.       In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of:  R.L.Z. and R.G.L. - A09-509
            Dismissed (11-4-09)

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