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- 1Police Accountability Case Goes Before Minnesota Supreme Court▼Opinion | Police accountability is under appeal at the Minnesota Supreme Court
A Star Tribune opinion piece argues that police accountability in Minnesota is effectively on appeal at the state's Supreme Court. The piece frames a pending case as a test of whether officers can be held liable for misconduct, with implications for oversight of law enforcement across the state. Readers are weighing the court's likely direction on a longstanding flashpoint in Minnesota politics following the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis.
- 2Minnesota Justices Reverse Murder Conviction Over Flawed Jury Instructions●Justices fault jury instructions, reverse murder conviction
The Minnesota Supreme Court has reversed a murder conviction, finding that the jury instructions given at trial were faulty. The ruling sends the case back for further proceedings and underscores how errors in guiding jurors on the law can undermine an otherwise valid verdict. Legal observers note the decision may influence how trial courts craft instructions in serious criminal cases.