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STATE v. DOKKEN

No. 51477.

312 N.W.2d 106 (1981)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Anthony DOKKEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, and Susan A. Gray, Asst., Public Defender, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., Gary Hansen and Richard D. Hodsdon, Spec. Asst. Attys. Gen., St. Paul, Ronald Schneider, County Atty., Willmar, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

The narrow issue presented by this appeal is whether the evidence of defendant Anthony Dokken's activities is legally sufficient to sustain a jury's verdict finding defendant guilty of false imprisonment as defined in Minn.Stat. § 609.255 (1980). Because the evidence of the central element of defendant Dokken's specific intent to confine or restrain his alleged victim is insufficient...

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