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IN RE DEATH INVESTIGATION OF SKJERVOLD

No. A07-678.

742 N.W.2d 686 (2007)

In re DEATH INVESTIGATION OF Jeffrey Alan SKJERVOLD Ross E. Arneson, in his capacity as Blue Earth County Attorney, petitioner, Respondent, v. Daniel Edward Nienaber, et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

December 24, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark R. Anfinson, Minneapolis, MN, for appellants Daniel Edward Nienaber, et al.

Ross E. Arneson, Blue Earth County Attorney, Patrick R. McDermott, Susan B. DeVos, Assistant County Attorneys, Mankato, MN, for respondent Ross E. Arneson.

John P. Borger, Faegre & Benson, L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN; and Lucy A. Dalglish, Arlington, VA, for amici curiae Minnesota Broadcasters, Minnesota Joint Media Committee, Minnesota Newspaper Association, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Star Tribune Company.

Considered and decided by DIETZEN, Presiding Judge; WRIGHT, Judge; and HUSPENI, Judge.

OPINION

DIETZEN, Judge.

Appellants challenge the district court order and resulting judgment compelling them to divulge information regarding the investigation into the death of Jeffrey Skjervold, arguing that the district court erred in concluding that respondent had met the criteria for disclosure under Minn. Stat. § 595.024, subd. 2 (2006). Because we conclude that the district court erred in applying the law, we reverse.

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