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Current Balance as of November 23, 2025 is $7,500.00

Case Information

Case Number: 2 7 dash C R dash 2 3 dash 1 2 4 9 3
Case Title:State of Minnesota versus ERIC CHRISTOPHER SPANIER
Case Type: Criminal Traffic Mandatory
Date Filed: June 16, 2023
Case Location:Hennepin County, Hennepin Criminal Downtown
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Case Status:Under Court Jurisdiction
Party Information Warrants Charges Interim Conditions Case Events Hearings Dispositions Financial Information
Jurisdiction
State of Minnesota
Attorneys Active
  • NIPPOLDT, CHRISTOPHER TODD - Lead Attorney
  • COLE, JUDITH L
  • FREEMAN, CHRISTOPHER ERIC
  • PROCHAZKA, THOMAS JAMES
  • SMITH, ELIZABETH RAE
Defendant
SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER
Date of birth, February 10 1976
Plymouth, MN 55441
Attorneys Active
  • KEIL, TRAVIS MICHAEL - Lead Attorney
Case Information Warrants Charges Interim Conditions Case Events Hearings Dispositions Financial Information

Inactive Warrants

List with 1 inactive warrant

SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER, Bench Warrant

Judicial Officer: Caligiuri, Hilary L.
List with 2 warrant statuses
Warrant Status 1, Date, October 16 2024,
Warrant Status 1, Time, 02:51 PM,
Warrant Status 1, Status, Warrant Cleared by Wt Office
Warrant Status 2, Date, October 11 2024,
Warrant Status 2, Time, 10:22 AM,
Warrant Status 2, Status, Issued Active
Bond/Bail Options
Bond or Cash Bail
Warrant Bond Amount, 1,000,000.00 U S dollars
Case Information Party Information Charges Interim Conditions Case Events Hearings Dispositions Financial Information
List with 2 charges
Count 1
Murder - 2nd Degree - With Intent-Not Premeditated
Statute: [REDACTED_JWT](1)
Additional Statutes: Minimum Sentences of Imprisonment - Applicable Offenses ([REDACTED_JWT]); Murder - 2nd Degree ([REDACTED_JWT])
Disposition: Dismissed
Disposition Date: October 20 2025
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: June 15 2023
Community Of Offense: Plymouth
Law Enforcement Agency: Plymouth Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney
Count 2
Murder - 2nd Degree - Without Intent - While Committing a Felony
Statute: [REDACTED_JWT](1)
Additional Statutes: Murder - 2nd Degree - Without Intent - While Committing a Felony ([REDACTED_JWT](1)); Minimum Sentences of Imprisonment-Use Dangerous Weapon ([REDACTED_JWT])
Disposition: Convicted
Disposition Date: October 20 2025
Level of Sentence: Convicted of a Felony
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: June 15 2023
Community Of Offense: Plymouth
Law Enforcement Agency: Plymouth Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney
Case Information Party Information Warrants Interim Conditions Case Events Hearings Dispositions Financial Information

October 17 2024 Interim conditions for SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Judicial Officer: Quam, Jay
Expiration Date: 10/20/2025
  • Post Bail or Bond with No Conditions
    1,000,000.00 U S dollars

April 30 2024 Interim conditions for SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Judicial Officer: Skibbie, Lori
Expiration Date: 10/17/2024
  • Post Bail or Bond with No Conditions
    1,000,000.00 U S dollars
  • Remain law-abiding
  • Make all future court appearances
  • Release with Conditions
    0.00 U S dollars
  • Conditions, other
  • Electronic monitoring
  • Do not leave Minnesota without written court approval

July 6 2023 Interim conditions for SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Expiration Date: 04/30/2024
  • Post Bail or Bond with No Conditions
    1,000,000.00 U S dollars
  • Remain law-abiding
  • Make all future court appearances

July 3 2023 Interim conditions for SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Expiration Date: 07/06/2023
  • Post Bail or Bond with Conditions
    1,000,000.00 U S dollars
  • No use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons
  • No alcohol/controlled substance use

June 26 2023 Interim conditions for SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Judicial Officer: Garcia, Tamara G.
Expiration Date: 07/03/2023
  • Post Bail or Bond with Conditions
    1,000,000.00 U S dollars
  • No use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons
  • No alcohol/controlled substance use

June 21 2023 Interim conditions for SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Judicial Officer: Lamas, Carolina A.
Expiration Date: 06/26/2023
  • Post Bail or Bond with Conditions
    1,000,000.00 U S dollars
  • No use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons
  • No alcohol/controlled substance use

June 20 2023 Interim conditions for SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Judicial Officer: Lamas, Carolina A.
Expiration Date: 06/21/2023
  • Post Bail or Bond with Conditions
    1,000,000.00 U S dollars
  • No use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons
  • No alcohol/controlled substance use

June 16 2023 Interim conditions for SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Judicial Officer: Koch, William H.
Expiration Date: 06/20/2023
  • Post Bail or Bond with Conditions
    1,000,000.00 U S dollars
  • No use or possession of firearms or dangerous weapons
  • No alcohol/controlled substance use
Case Information Party Information Warrants Charges Case Events Hearings Dispositions Financial Information
October 30, 2025
Certify Personal Service
Index #90

1 page
October 20, 2025
Restitution Form or Certificate
Index #89

1 page
October 20, 2025
Restitution Order
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #88

1 page
October 20, 2025
Sentencing Order
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #87

3 pages
October 20, 2025
Hearing Held In-Person
October 14, 2025
Sentencing Worksheet
Index #86
October 14, 2025
Presentence Investigation Report
Index #85
August 26, 2025
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Judicial Officer: Janzen, Lisa K
Index #84

1 page
August 26, 2025
Other Document
Index #83

1 page
August 26, 2025
Proposed Order or Document
Index #82

1 page
August 26, 2025
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Index #81

1 page
August 25, 2025
Rule 9.03 Sealed Order - In Camera Review
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #80
August 19, 2025
Motion to Amend
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Party: Defendant SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER; Jurisdiction State of Minnesota
Index #78
August 19, 2025
Motion
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Party: Defendant SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER
Index #77
August 19, 2025
Waiver
Index #76
August 19, 2025
Found Competent
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
August 19, 2025
Order for Temporary Commitment
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #75

1 page
August 19, 2025
Hold for Commit/Transport Order
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
August 19, 2025
Probation Referral Notification
Index #74

1 page
August 19, 2025
Order-Presentence Investigation
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #73
August 19, 2025
Waiver of Jury Trial
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #72
August 19, 2025
Norgaard Plea
Index #71
August 19, 2025
Petition to Enter Guilty Plea
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #70

7 pages
August 19, 2025
Waiver
Index #69
August 19, 2025
Notice of Hearing
Index #68

1 page
August 19, 2025
Hearing Held In-Person
August 18, 2025
Witness List
Index #67

2 pages
August 12, 2025
Amended Criminal Complaint
Judicial Officer: Sande, Christian M
Index #66

6 pages
August 11, 2025
Notice of Intent to Seek Aggravated Sentencing
Index #65

1 page
August 11, 2025
Notice of Intent to Seek Aggravated Sentencing
Index #64

1 page
July 28, 2025
Taken Under Advisement
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #79
July 28, 2025
Rule 9.03 Sealed Order - In Camera Review
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #63
July 25, 2025
Affidavit of Service
Index #62

1 page
July 25, 2025
Memorandum
Index #61

26 pages
July 25, 2025
Motion
Index #60

2 pages
July 25, 2025
Proposed Order or Document
Index #59

2 pages
July 25, 2025
Proposed Order or Document
Index #58

3 pages
April 24, 2025
Waiver
Index #57
April 24, 2025
Demand for Jury Trial
Index #56
April 24, 2025
Notice of Hearing
Index #55

1 page
April 24, 2025
Hearing Held In-Person
April 24, 2025
Bail to stand as previously ordered
April 9, 2025
Findings and Order
Judicial Officer: Dayton Klein, Julia
Index #54

5 pages
April 9, 2025
Found Competent
March 15, 2025
Notice of Forensic Navigator Assignment
Index #53

1 page
March 12, 2025
Bail to stand as previously ordered
March 12, 2025
Taken Under Advisement
Judicial Officer: Skibbie, Lori
Index #52
March 12, 2025
Hearing Held Hybrid
March 10, 2025
Witness List
Index #51

1 page
February 28, 2025
Rule 20 Progress Report
Index #50
February 7, 2025
Notice of Hearing
Index #49

1 page
January 31, 2025
Notice of Hearing
Index #48

1 page
January 28, 2025
Bail to stand as previously ordered
January 28, 2025
Motion
Judicial Officer: Olson, Joel
Party: Attorney KEIL, TRAVIS MICHAEL
Index #47
January 28, 2025
Other Document
Index #46

1 page
January 24, 2025
Rule 20 Evaluation Report
Index #45
December 11, 2024
Notice of Remote Hearing with Instructions
Index #44

2 pages
December 9, 2024
Order Appointing Forensic Navigator
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #43

2 pages
December 9, 2024
Order-Evaluation for Competency to Proceed (Rule 20.01)
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #42

4 pages
December 9, 2024
Probable Cause Found
December 9, 2024
Notice of Hearing
Index #41

3 pages
December 9, 2024
Hearing Held In-Person
December 9, 2024
Bail to stand as previously ordered
December 5, 2024
Rule 20 Evaluation Report
Index #40
December 5, 2024
Rule 20 Report Distributed
November 7, 2024
Notice of Hearing
Index #39

1 page
October 21, 2024
Order-Eval for Mental Illness or Cognitive Impairment 20.02
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #38

3 pages
October 17, 2024
Hearing Held In-Person
October 16, 2024
Warrant Cleared by Wt Office
October 11, 2024
Amended Order
Judicial Officer: Caligiuri, Hilary L.
Party: Defendant SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER
Index #37

1 page
October 11, 2024
Warrant Issued
Index #36
June 24, 2024
Order-Other
Judicial Officer: Browne, Michael K
Index #35

5 pages
June 24, 2024
Found Competent
June 24, 2024
Taken Under Advisement
Judicial Officer: Mercurio, Danielle
Index #34
June 24, 2024
Memorandum
Index #33

12 pages
June 7, 2024
Memorandum
Index #32

11 pages
May 24, 2024
Order-Other
Judicial Officer: Browne, Michael K
Index #31

1 page
May 24, 2024
Order for Submissions-Under Advisement
Judicial Officer: Mercurio, Danielle
Index #30
May 24, 2024
Taken Under Advisement
Judicial Officer: Mercurio, Danielle
Index #29
May 24, 2024
Hearing Held Remote
April 30, 2024
Order for Conditional Release
Judicial Officer: Skibbie, Lori
Index #28

1 page
April 30, 2024
Motion
Judicial Officer: Skibbie, Lori
Party: Attorney KEIL, TRAVIS MICHAEL
Index #27
April 30, 2024
Hearing Held Remote
April 29, 2024
Correspondence
Index #26

1 page
April 29, 2024
Correspondence
Index #25

1 page
April 29, 2024
Correspondence
Index #24

1 page
April 29, 2024
Correspondence
Index #23

1 page
April 29, 2024
Correspondence
Index #22

1 page
April 2, 2024
Report-Other
Index #21
April 2, 2024
Motion
Index #20

1 page
March 22, 2024
Rule 20 Progress Report
Index #19
March 18, 2024
Rule 20 Progress Report
Index #18
March 1, 2024
Notice of Hearing
Index #17

1 page
February 26, 2024
Motion
Index #16

1 page
February 23, 2024
Rule 20 Progress Report
Index #15
September 6, 2023
Finding of Incompetency and Order
Judicial Officer: Mercurio, Danielle
Index #13

5 pages
September 5, 2023
Notice of Intent to Prosecute
Index #14

1 page
September 5, 2023
Bail to stand as previously ordered
September 5, 2023
Found Incompetent
Judicial Officer: Mercurio, Danielle
September 5, 2023
Hearing Held Hybrid
September 1, 2023
Rule 20 Evaluation Report
Index #12
September 1, 2023
Rule 20 Report Distributed
July 17, 2023
Request for Continuance
Index #11
July 6, 2023
Order-Eval for Mental Illness or Cognitive Impairment 20.02
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #10

2 pages
July 6, 2023
Order-Evaluation for Competency to Proceed (Rule 20.01)
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #9

2 pages
July 6, 2023
Probable Cause Found
July 6, 2023
Order for Conditional Release
Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul
Index #8

1 page
July 6, 2023
Hearing Held Hybrid
July 6, 2023
Identity Verified
July 6, 2023
Statement of Rights
Index #7
July 3, 2023
Hearing Held Hybrid
July 2, 2023
Motion
Party: Attorney KEIL, TRAVIS MICHAEL
Index #6

1 page
July 2, 2023
Demand or Request for Discovery
Index #5

3 pages
July 2, 2023
Certificate of Representation
Index #4

1 page
June 26, 2023
Hearing Held In-Person
June 21, 2023
Hearing Held In-Person
June 20, 2023
Hearing Held In-Person
June 16, 2023
Pretrial Release Evaluation Form
Index #2
June 16, 2023
E-filed Comp-Order for Detention
Index #1

Unknown pages
June 15, 2023
Application for Public Defender
Index #3
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Previous Hearings
Case Information Party Information Warrants Charges Interim Conditions Case Events Dispositions Financial Information

October 20 2025 Court Decision - Sentenced

Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul

List with 1 charge

Count 2
Murder - 2nd Degree - Without Intent - While Committing a Felony
Statute: [REDACTED_JWT](1)
Additional Statutes: Murder - 2nd Degree - Without Intent - While Committing a Felony ([REDACTED_JWT](1)); Minimum Sentences of Imprisonment-Use Dangerous Weapon ([REDACTED_JWT])
Disposition: Convicted
Level of Sentence: Convicted of a Felony
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: June 15 2023
Community Of Offense: Plymouth
Law Enforcement Agency: Plymouth Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney
 

Commit to Commissioner of Corrections - Adult:

MN Correctional Facility - St. Cloud 220 Mo
Report on 10/20/2025 at 9:00 AM
Credit for time served for 715 Days
Departure: Upward Durational

Condition - Adult:

1. Give a DNA sample when directed., 10/20/2025
2. Do not ship/transport/possess or receive firearm or ammo, this is a lifetime ban, 10/20/2025
3. Pay Restitution before Fines, Fees and Surcharges, 10/20/2025
4. Pay restitution, $7500.00, 10/20/2025

Fees: (Grand Total: $7500.00)

Fine Totals: $50
Fine: $50.00
 
Law Library Fees: $3.00 (Waived)
County/Sheriff & Felony Fines: $50.00 (Waived)
Crim/Traffic Surcharge (once per case): $75.00 (Waived)
Restitution: $7500.00

Level of Sentence:

Convicted of a Felony

October 20 2025 Disposition

Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul

List with 2 charges

Count 1
Murder - 2nd Degree - With Intent-Not Premeditated
Statute: [REDACTED_JWT](1)
Additional Statutes: Minimum Sentences of Imprisonment - Applicable Offenses ([REDACTED_JWT]); Murder - 2nd Degree ([REDACTED_JWT])
Disposition: Dismissed
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: June 15 2023
Community Of Offense: Plymouth
Law Enforcement Agency: Plymouth Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney
Count 2
Murder - 2nd Degree - Without Intent - While Committing a Felony
Statute: [REDACTED_JWT](1)
Additional Statutes: Murder - 2nd Degree - Without Intent - While Committing a Felony ([REDACTED_JWT](1)); Minimum Sentences of Imprisonment-Use Dangerous Weapon ([REDACTED_JWT])
Disposition: Convicted
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: June 15 2023
Community Of Offense: Plymouth
Law Enforcement Agency: Plymouth Police Department
Prosecuting Agency: Hennepin County Attorney

August 19 2025 Plea

Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul

List with 1 charge

Count 2
Murder - 2nd Degree - Without Intent - While Committing a Felony
Statute: [REDACTED_JWT](1)
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: June 15 2023
Guilty

April 24 2025 Plea

Judicial Officer: Scoggin, Paul

List with 1 charge

Count 1
Murder - 2nd Degree - With Intent-Not Premeditated
Statute: [REDACTED_JWT](1)
Level of Charge: Felony
Offense Date: June 15 2023
Not guilty
Case Information Party Information Warrants Charges Interim Conditions Case Events Hearings Financial Information

Defendant - SPANIER, ERIC CHRISTOPHER

Fines and Fees, 128.00 U S dollars
Restitution, 7,500.00 U S dollars
Total Payments and Credits, -128.00 U S dollars
Current Balance as of November 23 2025, 7,500.00 U S dollars

Transaction Details

List with 2 transactions
Transaction 1 Date, October 20 2025
Transaction 1 Type, Credit Waived
Transaction 1 Amount, -128.00 U S dollars
Transaction 2 Date, October 20 2025
Transaction 2 Type, Charge
Transaction 2 Amount, 7,628.00 U S dollars
Case Information Party Information Warrants Charges Interim Conditions Case Events Hearings Dispositions
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