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Updates
Koua Fong Lee Case:
Hearing Ordered in Lee Case (7-6-2010) - July 2010
New Trial Opposed for Koua Fong Lee in Crash that Killed 3 (6-30-2010) (pdf) - June 2010
Answer to Koua Fong Lee Petition (6-30-2010) (pdf) - June 2010
The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office retained licensed professional engineers Wade Bartlett and Frank Sonye, Jr. to reinspect the vehicle driven by Koua Fong Lee in a 2006 crash that resulted in the deaths of three people in St. Paul. Lee was convicted of criminal vehicular homicide.
Following are the reports provided by Bartlett and Sonye. These reports were filed with Ramsey County District Court on June 30, 2010, along with the State’s response to Lee's petition for a new trial.
Report from Frank Sonye, Jr. (pdf) - June 2010
Sonye Report Appendix: Photos 1-6 (pdf) - June 2010
Sonye Report Appendix: Photos 7 - 12 (pdf) - June 2010
Sonye Report Appendix: Photos 13 - 18 (pdf) - June 2010
Report from Wade Bartlett (pdf) - June 2010
Other Press Related to the Koua Fong Lee Case:
Letter to the Editor Re: Koua Fong Lee case (4-10-2010) (pdf)
County Attorney's Office to Review Filings in Koua Fong Lee Case (3-24-10) (pdf) - March 2010
Timetable Set for Inspection of 1996 Toyota Camry in Koua Fong Lee Case (3-22-10) (pdf) - March 2010
Toyota Inspection: County Attorney’s Office Hires Mechanical Engineer to Inspect '96 Toyota Involved in Fatal Crash (3-19-10) (pdf) - March 2010
Letter to the editor re Koua Fong Lee case (3-10-10) (pdf) - March 2010
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Human Trafficking: Today's Hidden Slavery - Our Role in Recognizing and Protecting Victims (pdf) - August 2006
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Congress Should Reject Child Support Cuts (pdf) - December 2005
Massive Mobilization Needed To Combat Meth Epidemic (pdf) - August 2005
New Felony Strangulation Statute Needed In Domestic Abuse Cases - March 2005
Education, Treatment Needed in War on Meth - February 2005
New Law Boosts Clean Campaigns, Better Use of Public Safety Dollars - July 2004
Protecting the Public Against Sexual Predators: A Q&A with Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner - March 2004
New Approach Needed for Sexual Predators - January 2004
Felony DWI Law Needs Tough, Loud Response - October 2002
Domestic Abuse Initiatives Merit Public Investment - February 2001
Let's Keep Crime on the Run - September 2000
Presidential Scholars Program Puts Spotlight Where It Belongs - August 2000
DNA Testing Emerges as Powerful Tool for Justice - December 1999