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DEREJE v. STATE

No. A11-1147.

837 N.W.2d 714 (2013)

Tsige Abebaw DEREJE, Respondent, v. STATE of Minnesota, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

October 9, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Merchant , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Benjamin J. Butler , Assistant State Public Defender, Saint Paul, MN, for respondent.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Linda M. Freyer , Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

Respondent Tsige Abebaw Dereje was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the fifth degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.3451, subd. 1(1) (2012), stemming from an incident in which he groped the victim, S.J., while she was a passenger in his taxi. Dereje and the prosecutor agreed to conduct a trial on stipulated facts pursuant to Minn. R.Crim. P. 26.01, subd. 3, and Dereje waived all trial rights. The parties jointly submitted the complaint...

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