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STATE v. KLAWITTER

No. C6-93-2092.

518 N.W.2d 577 (1994)

STATE of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, petitioners, Plaintiffs, v. Larry Michael KLAWITTER, et al., petitioners, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 30, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., St. Paul, and Robert J. Alfton, Minneapolis City Atty., Karen Swedenburg Herland, Asst. City Atty., Teresa L. Froehlke, Asst. City Atty., Minneapolis, for plaintiff.

William R. Kennedy, Hennepin County Public Defender, Ann Remington, Asst. County Public Defender, Julia Inz, Asst. County Public Defender, Minneapolis, for defendants.

John M. Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender, Scott G. Swanson, Minneapolis, for amicus curiae.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

COYNE, Justice.

We granted the parties' joint petition for accelerated review in this case in order to address an important and doubtful certified question: whether and to what extent socalled Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) testimony is admissible in prosecutions for driving while under the influence of a controlled substance.

This case involves the prosecution of 13 individuals for driving while under the influence of a controlled substance...

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