Joel Armen Underwood, III v. State of Minnesota

Syllabus

1. When a district court order accurately informs a defendant of their legal obligations under the then-existing version of Minnesota Statutes section 624.713, subdivision 1(2), which prohibits a person convicted of a crime of violence from possessing firearms or ammunition, and the Legislature later modifies those obligations by amending the statute, the State does not violate a defendant's due process rights by later charging the defendant for a violation of the amended statute. 2. The crime of ineligible person in possession of a firearm, under Minnesota Statutes section 624.713, subdivision 1(2), does not require the State to prove the defendant's knowledge of their ineligibility status, but rather their previous conviction of a crime of violence, as an element of the offense. Affirmed.