First Degree Murder Appeal

632.14 APPEAL IN FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CASES. A person who has been convicted of murder in the first degree may appeal directly from the district court to the Supreme Court. The appeal may include other charges against the same defendant which were tried in the same...

False Reporting of Child Abuse

609.507 FALSELY REPORTING CHILD ABUSE. A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (1) informs another person that a person has committed sexual abuse, physical abuse, or neglect of a child, as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2; (2) knows that the allegation is...

Neglect or Endangerment of Child

609.378 NEGLECT OR ENDANGERMENT OF CHILD. Subdivision 1.Persons guilty of neglect or endangerment. (a)(1) A parent, legal guardian, or caretaker who willfully deprives a child of necessary food, clothing, shelter, health care, or supervision appropriate to the...

Malicious Punishment of Child

609.377 MALICIOUS PUNISHMENT OF CHILD. Subdivision 1.Malicious punishment. A parent, legal guardian, or caretaker who, by an intentional act or a series of intentional acts with respect to a child, evidences unreasonable force or cruel discipline that is excessive...

Deprivation of Parental Rights

609.26 DEPRIVING ANOTHER OF CUSTODIAL OR PARENTAL RIGHTS. Subdivision 1.Prohibited acts. Whoever intentionally does any of the following acts may be charged with a felony and, upon conviction, may be sentenced as provided in subdivision 6: (1) conceals a minor child...
Attorney Transcripts

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Every once in a while, we all need a good joke.  Especially on Mondays.  Here is a little humor I received in the mail this morning.   It is important to understand that many times attorneys are required to ask the odd, or crazy question to...