April 8, 2024, Minnesota Court of Appeals Caselaw Update

Today, April 8, 2024, the Minnesota Court of Appeals released one precedential opinion in a criminal case related to awarding restitution.   

 In State v. Seeman, A23-0571, the Minnesota Court of Appeals concluded that before the State has a duty to bring forward evidence to prove the amount of loss of restitution at a hearing on a defendant’s challenge under Minnesota Statutes section 611A.04, subdivision 3, the defendant’s sworn affidavit submitted in support of the challenge must, at a minimum, be sufficiently detailed to put the state on notice that the offer is challenging the among of loss for that item.   Said differently, the defendant has the burden to put the State on notice regarding what part of the restitution amount the defendant is challenging.

Court of Appeals opinion (mncourts.gov)

Rice County; restitution