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State v. Carpenter

Citations

  • 459 N.W.2d 121
  • 1990 Minn. LEXIS 226
  • 1990 WL 108789

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • giving effect to the plain meaning of a statute when its language is clear and unambiguous
  • affirming a durational departure for criminal sexual conduct where the defendant was the victim’s church youth counselor
  • discussing the concern of “besmirching” the character of a rape victim
  • “The excluded evidence at issue here [is] the alleged prior digital penetration of [the victim] .... We find, as did the trial court, the evidence of previous sexual conduct defense counsel sought to introduce to be inadmissible under [Minnesota’s rape shield law].”
  • probation officer and psychologist recommended executed sentence

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Judges: Wahl

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