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- Title: Melanie Olson and Dennis J. Olson v. Ivan
- Author : Supreme Court of Minnesota
- Release Date : January 20, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 68 KB
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Appellant Philip Leighton Soukup challenges his misdemeanor conviction of disorderly conduct, arguing that the trial court erred by ruling that, as a matter of law, self-defense does not apply where the defendant is charged with the offense of disorderly conduct. We hold that a defendant may raise a claim of self-defense to a charge of disorderly conduct where the behavior forming the basis of the offense presents the threat of bodily harm. But because the evidence in the record, as a matter of law, does not support a claim of self-defense, the trial courts erroneous legal ruling is harmless error. We affirm.