STATE v. HENTGES

No. A12-0794.

844 N.W.2d 500 (2014)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. John Mark HENTGES, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Brent Christian , Le Sueur County Attorney, Le Center, Minnesota; and Thomas R. Ragatz , Special Assistant Le Sueur County Attorney, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.

Mark D. Nyvold , Special Assistant State Public Defender, Fridley, Minnesota, for respondent.


OPINION

STRAS, Justice.

Respondent John Mark Hentges filed an appeal of his conviction of felony failure to pay child support with the court of appeals. After filing his notice of appeal, Hentges failed to appear for a hearing on an alleged probation violation, and the district court issued a bench warrant for his arrest. The State moved to dismiss Hentges's appeal under the fugitive-dismissal rule, which permits an appellate court to dismiss a criminal...

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