STATE v. ORTIZ

No. C2-00-2188.

626 N.W.2d 445 (2001)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Juan Lopez ORTIZ, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied June 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN; and Craig S. Nelson, Freeborn County Attorney, David J. Walker, Assistant County Attorney, Albert Lea, MN, (for appellant).

Mark D. Nyvold, St. Paul, MN, (for respondent).

Considered and decided by TOUSSAINT, Presiding Judge, AMUNDSON, Judge, and HUSPENI, Judge.


OPINION

AMUNDSON, Judge

On appeal from a pretrial order dismissing a first-degree assault count for lack of probable cause, the state argues that the district court erred by requiring the state to establish probable cause by evidence that would be admissible at trial and by rejecting the state's theory that, under the circumstances, respondent's use of his fists could constitute "deadly force."

FACTS

On August 3, 2000, officers of the Albert...

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