Topic: a district court abuses its discretion when its decision is… · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 23 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Guzman.

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1 State v. Guzman Anchor
minn · 2017
green “a district court abuses its discretion when its decision is based on an erroneous view of the law or is against logic and the facts in the record.” 12
2 State v. Manthey
minn · 2006
green “a mistrial should not be granted unless there is a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial would be different if the event that prompted the motion had not occurred.” 5
3 State v. Bahtuoh
minn · 2013
green “the district court is in the best position to evaluate the prejudicial impact, if any, of an event occurring during the trial.” 3

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