STATE v. OLSON

No. A14-1482.

884 N.W.2d 395 (2016)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Douglas John OLSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 24, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, MN; and Susan L. Segal , Minneapolis City Attorney, Jennifer Saunders , Assistant Minneapolis City Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

John L. Lucas , Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.

Travis J. Smith , Murray County Attorney, Slayton, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota County Attorneys Association.

William Ward , Minnesota State Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN; and Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Saint Paul, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Board of Public Defense.

Daniel J. Koewler , Ramsay Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Roseville, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


OPINION

The question presented in this case is whether the district court abused its discretion when it denied respondent's motion to dismiss after the State voluntarily dismissed and refiled the criminal charges against him. Because we conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion, we reverse the decision...

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