State of Minnesota v. Corey Lynden Stone, A21-1648, Supreme Court, September 27, 2023

Syllabus

1. Under Minnesota Statutes section 609.165, subdivision 1b(a) (2022), which criminalizes the possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a crime of violence, a group of disassembled and incomplete shotgun parts can be a \firearm\—an instrument designed for attack or defense that expels a projectile by some explosive force. 2. The evidence is sufficient to support appellant's conviction under Minnesota Statutes section 609.165, subdivision 1b(a), despite the firearm being disassembled and incomplete. Affirmed.