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STATE v. DORSEY

No. C6-03-197.

701 N.W.2d 238 (2005)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Lorenzo DORSEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 4, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the Minnesota State Public Defender, Theodora Gaïtas, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Mike Hatch, State Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, Amy J. Klobuchar, Hennepin County Attorney, Linda M. Treyer, Ass't County Attorney, Jean E. Burdorf, Ass't County Attorney, Minneapolis, MN, for Respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

ANDERSON, PAUL H., Justice.

Appellant Lorenzo Dorsey was arrested and charged with felony possession of marijuana, a fifth-degree controlled substance crime. Dorsey admitted to possession of the marijuana, and faced a presumptive probationary sentence on that charge. The state alleged that Dorsey possessed a firearm in conjunction with the marijuana and sought to impose a mandatory three-year minimum prison sentence. Dorsey disputed the claim that...

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