STATE v. KRAWSKY

No. CX-87-1793.

417 N.W.2d 687 (1988)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Eileen Jean KRAWSKY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Granted February 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, Robert J. Alfton, Minneapolis City Attorney, Steven A. Silverman, Asst. City Attorney, Minneapolis, for appellant.

William R. Kennedy, Hennepin County Public Defender, Warren R. Sagstuen, John C. Mahoney, Asst. Public Defenders, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Robert A. Stanich, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for amicus Minnesota Co. Attys. Ass'n.

Edward N. Mansur, Mansur, O'Leary & Gabriel, St. Paul, for amicus Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Ass'n.

Considered and decided by RANDALL, P.J., HUSPENI and STONE, JJ.


OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

This is an appeal by the State from an order dismissing a misdemeanor prosecution for obstructing legal process, Minn. Stat. § 609.50(2) (1986). The trial court concluded the statute is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad, significantly impinging on first amendment rights to freedom of speech. Two amici curiae, Minnesota County Attorneys Association and Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association (MPPOA) have been granted...

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