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Broom a ‘dangerous weapon’

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a broom handle can be a dangerous weapon, as in this case, when a man broke a broom over his girlfriend’s head. Further, the lower court is allowed to convict the man of both second-degree assault and domestic assault, even though both convictions arose from this one act.

Read the ruling here.

Read our coverage of this case’s oral arguments here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Criminal, Personal Injury

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