STATE v. HOYT

No. 50889.

304 N.W.2d 884 (1981)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Jane Douglass HOYT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 24, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robins, Davis & Lyons and Terry Wade, St. Paul, for appellant.

Robert Alfton, City Atty., Edward A. Backstrom, III, Asst. City Atty., Minneapolis, for respondent.

K. Craig Wildfang, Minneapolis, for Minn. Ass'n of Health Care Facilities.

Briggs & Morgan, Leonard J. Keyes and John R. Kenefick, St. Paul, for St. Mary's Rehabilitation Center, amicus curiae.

Toby S. Edelman, National Senior Citizens Center, Washington, D.C., amicus curiae.

Laurie N. Davison, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, for National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, amicus curiae.

Linda M. Ojala, Minneapolis, for Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


AMDAHL, Justice.

Defendant appeals from an order of a Hennepin County District Court appellate panel affirming her conviction of trespass upon the premises of St. Mary's Rehabilitation Center.1 Minn.Stat. § 609.605(5) (1980).

Prior to trial an evidentiary hearing was held to determine the admissibility of defendant's proffered testimony as to her defense of claim of right. Defendant made an offer of proof and the trial court...

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