Rochelle Olson
Reporter | Hennepin County Courts and Legal Affairs
Phone: 612-673-1747
E-mail: raolson@startribune.com
Rochelle Olson covers Hennepin County courts, including criminal and civil cases and the people who make the justice system work.
Recent content from Rochelle Olson
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Forciea sues ex-psychotherapist, claiming misdiagnosis
The former DFL golden boy says he was improperly prescribed an antidepressant for his bipolar disorder. He's serving time in Rochester for theft and forgery.
May 17, 2008 -
Court rejects appeal by St. Louis County man who beat up his lawyer
The Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a St. Louis County man who attacked his lawyer in the courtroom. He was then forced to represent himself.
May 15, 2008 -
Oakdale man convicted of shooting Minneapolis officer
Israel Lee Anderson attempted to kill a Minneapolis police officer and could get 30 years in prison.
May 15, 2008 -
Jundts agree to $1.8 million settlement of company debts
The agreement comes on the heels of a receiver's report about intermingling of assets.
May 13, 2008 -
Minneapolis man pleads guilty in bicyclist's beating death
Donald Jackson, who said he was there when Mark Loesch was hit with a bat, is to testify against another man.
May 7, 2008 -
Ex-justice urges judges not to take the money if they run
Sandra Day O'Connor stresses the importance of a judiciary not shaped by donors with deep pockets.
May 3, 2008 -
Supreme Court rejects appeal in firearms case
The decision allows churches to use their own wording in signs banning guns on their property.
May 2, 2008 -
Maximum sentence for Tyesha's death
Gang member Myon Burrell was sentenced Thursday to decades in prison for the murder of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards.
May 2, 2008 -
April 10: Burrell guilty of killing Tyesha Edwards -- again
As a jury did in 2003, a judge found Myon Burrell guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting of Tyesha Edwards, 11.
May 1, 2008 -
Dominic Jones acquitted of rape charge (April 12, 2008)
But he was convicted of the lesser charge of unwanted sexual contact. His attorney says he'll appeal, using evidence not admitted in this trial.
Apr 30, 2008
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