STATE v. LYONS

A22-1744.

997 N.W.2d 771 (2023)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Samuel James LYONS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Filed October 23, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Jacob Campion , Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Matti R. Adam , Itasca County Attorney, Grand Rapids, Minnesota (for respondent).

Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Richard Schmitz , Assistant Public Defender, St. Paul, Minnesota (for appellant).

Considered and decided by Tracy M. Smith, Presiding Judge; Reyes, Judge; and Bratvold, Judge.


OPINION

Appellant challenges his conviction of being an ineligible person in possession of ammunition in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.165, subd. 1b(a) (2020). Appellant asserts that the district court violated his constitutional right to present a complete defense when it barred his attorney from arguing that the state...

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