The Dispute Index

Renee L. Worke

Renee L. Worke is a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She joined the court in 2005 after serving as a trial judge in Minnesota's Third Judicial District, where she also served as chief judge.

Website (opens in a new tab)

What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Renee L. Worke on Criminal Justice Policy, Government Spending, and Health Care. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

Topics in this coverage

Statements by Renee L. Worke

Renee L. Worke

Role at the time: Minnesota Court of Appeals judge writing the opinion for a three-judge panel

Defended or excused

Statement summary

Worke's opinion holds that the circumstantial evidence supports the six verdicts and reverses the acquittal.

“Because there was sufficient circumstantial evidence of respondent’s guilt, we reverse and remand for reinstatement of the jury’s verdicts.”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)State v. Yusuf: appellate opinion reinstating the jury verdictsA25-2003; opening, facts, and final sufficiency analysis
Why we used this label

Relative to reinstating the jury's verdicts, the opinion expressly finds sufficient evidence and orders reinstatement.

Read statementMinnesota appeals court orders Yusuf's Medicaid fraud verdicts reinstated

A participant is a subject of the case. A speaker has a statement documented in it. A commentator has an opinion or editorial documented in it.