Legal Question in Criminal Law in Minnesota

My 8th grade son was assaulted in the hallway of his middle school and suffered a severe concussion with memory loss. The incident was caught on security video and the perpetrator was consequently suspended from school and charged with 5th degree assault. My wife and I have requested to view the video but were denied access by both the school and police. Do we have any recourse to pursue acquisition of the video?


Asked on 11/02/09, 3:23 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Maury Beaulier612.240.8005 Minnesota Lawyers

So long as there is an ongoing criminal case, the video is not accessible. If you file a civil lawsuit after the criminal case has been concluded, you will be able to subpoena the video.

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Answered on 11/07/09, 9:32 pm


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