State v. Knaffla

Decided June 25, 1976. George M. Scott wrote the opinion for the court.

243 N.W.2d 737 · Cited 418 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Zuber v. Northern Pacific Railway Co. · 246 Minn. 157
• State v. Armstrong · 257 Minn. 295
• State v. Guy · 259 Minn. 67
• Gaulke v. State · 184 N.W.2d 599

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