Shane Baker

Filed a court petition to commit Algene Vossen as mentally ill and dangerous. Vossen had been found unfit to stand trial for a 1974 Willmar murder, and no nursing home would take him.

August 31, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Appealed a judge's choice to give probation instead of the 85-month prison term that state guidelines call for. The case was a Willmar man's first-degree drug sale conviction. The Court of Appeals upheld the probation sentence.

June 27, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Appealed a judge's ruling that Algene Vossen was not fit to stand trial for a 1974 murder in Willmar. The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the ruling on May 16, 2022, rejecting the appeal.

May 16, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Received the Minnesota County Attorneys Association's Johnson Distinguished Service Award for leadership. The group cited his work on state work groups that recommended changes to criminal laws.

December 13, 2024

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Decided not to file criminal charges against a sheriff's deputy after a 75-year-old Willmar man died during an eviction. The man fell after the deputy used a stun gun. Baker ruled the stun gun use was justified self-defense because the man held a knife.

May 20, 2024

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Was endorsed for another term as county attorney by the West Central Tribune editorial board. He ran unopposed that year.

November 4, 2022

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Was appointed Kandiyohi County Attorney by a unanimous vote of the Kandiyohi County Board and sworn in. He filled the rest of Jenna Fischer's term after she became a district judge.

October 15, 2013

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