State v. Blevins

• Decision Date: 16 May 2023
• Docket Number: A22-0432
• Parties: State of Minnesota v. Earley Romero Blevins
• Court: Minnesota Supreme Court

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State of Minnesota v. Earley Romero Blevins

No. A22-0432

Supreme Court of Minnesota

May 16, 2023

ORDER ON PETITION FOR FURTHER REVIEW;

Issues:

1) Under Minnesota law, does an individual who has been threatened with deadly force have a duty to retreat before resorting to non-physical force?

2) If there is a duty to retreat before resorting to non-physical force, at what point in a conflict is the duty triggered?

Granted/Stayed