State of Minnesota v. Dale Edward Lehman, Jr.

Summary

The court affirmed Lehman's conviction for knowingly permitting a child to ingest methamphetamine. It declined to decide whether the statute requires proof that the defendant knew the victim was under 18 because the circumstantial evidence established that knowledge beyond a reasonable doubt and excluded every reasonable hypothesis other than guilt. The opinion therefore affirmed on grounds different from those used by the court of appeals.