Appellate Courts will begin transmitting all notices, orders, and opinions electronically.
Beginning no later than July 1, 2011, the appellate courts will send notices, orders, opinions, and correspondence related to pending cases to attorneys in those cases by e-mail rather than postal mail. All attorneys with pending appellate cases who have not already registered an e-mail address should do so immediately. Unrepresented parties with pending appellate cases may also participate in this e-notification system by registering an e-mail address. Please visit the Clerk of Appellate Courts page for instructions on how to register your e-mail address.
Opinion Policies
Minnesota Court of Appeals opinions are issued weekly and are available to the public at 10 a.m. CST/CDT every Monday.
On Wednesday of every week, the Court of Appeals will mail a notice that informs counsel, 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. Copies of the opinions are mailed to involved parties on Mondays.
In certain time-sensitive cases, the Court of Appeals may issue opinions on a business day other than Monday. 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.
Published Opinions
By statute, the Court of Appeals issues a published opinion only in the most important and complex cases. Published 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 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.
Unpublished Opinions
Unpublished opinions are issued in cases that are less complicated, that involve legal issues that have already been decided in published opinions, or that will affect only the parties to that particular case. These opinions are usually shorter, do not contain extensive discussion of the facts, and are not generally relied on by other courts to the same degree as published 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 Opinions
Cases 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.
Special Release Opinions
NO SPECIAL RELEASE OPINIONS FILED
Opinion Sets
Opinion sets contain all published, unpublished, and order opinions. The sets are compressed into files that must be unpacked before opening them.
Opinion Sets For Opinions
Filed Monday, March 20, 2023
Opinion Set in a Zipped Word Document Format
- Click the above link.
- Save the unzipped file to your computer.
- Choose the "Open" option on the Download Complete screen.
- Extract the files to a location of your choice.
- Open the extracted file.
Opinion Set in a Zipped Rich Text Format
- Click the above link.
- Save the unzipped file to your computer.
- Choose the "Open" option on the Download Complete screen.
- Extract the files to a location of your choice.
- Open the extracted file.