State v. Friese
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The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction for exposing her child, T.D., to methamphetamine, holding that the State's evidence was sufficient to prove that T.D. was subjected to a risk of harm from methamphetamine.
While conducting a search of a home, police found a small purse containing methamphetamine beyond a mattress upon which Defendant's child slept. The State charged Defendant with a violation of Minn. Stat. 152.137 subd. 2(d) for "exposing" her child to methamphetamine. The jury found Defendant guilty. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the jury could reasonably have concluded that Defendant subjected her child to risk of harm from the methamphetamine in the purse.
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