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STATE v. ALTEPETER

A18-2086.

946 N.W.2d 871 (2020)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Kristin Ann ALTEPETER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: July 29, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Gregory A. Widseth , Polk County Attorney, Scott A. Buhler , Assistant Polk County Attorney, Crookston, Minnesota, for respondent.

Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Benjamin J. Butler , Assistant Public Defender, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.

OPINION

The question presented in this case is whether the "malicious punishment of a child" statute, Minn. Stat. § 609.377 (2018), requires the State to prove not only that a defendant used unreasonable force but that the defendant did so in the course of punishment. The court of appeals held that it does not. We...

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