STATE v. MACHHOLZ

No. CX-96-1865.

574 N.W.2d 415 (1998)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Kurtis Dean MACHHOLZ, petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dunlap & Seeger, P.A., Peter C. Sandberg, Rochester, for appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey III, Atty. Gen., Raymond F. Schmitz, Geoffrey A. Hjerleid, Rochester, for respondent.

Gay & Lesbian Community Action Council, Joni M. Thome, Minneapolis, amicus curiae.

Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, Sean A. Shiff, St. Paul, amicus curiae.

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


OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

Appellant Kurtis Dean Machholz is charged with felony harassment in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.749, subds. 1(1), 2(7), and 3(1). At a pre-trial hearing, Machholz moved to dismiss the charges against him, claiming that subdivision 2(7), read in conjunction with subdivision 1(1), and subdivision 3(1) of Minn. Stat. § 609.749 are invalid under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as vague and overbroad on...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases