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STATE v. FONCESA

No. C8-92-2505.

505 N.W.2d 370 (1993)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Teresa FONCESA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

August 31, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Atty. Gen., Natalie E. Hudson, St. Paul City Atty., Patricia A. Rogin, Asst. City Atty., St. Paul, for respondent.

Lindsay R.M. Jones, St. Paul, for appellant.

Considered and decided by HUSPENI, P.J., and SCHUMACHER and KLAPHAKE, JJ.

OPINION

SCHUMACHER, Judge.

Appellant Teresa Foncesa moved to withdraw her plea of guilty to a charge of failing to restrain her dog from inflicting bodily injury. The motion was denied. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

Foncesa owns a 136-pound Akita, a Japanese fighting dog. On March 24, 1992, while chained outside Foncesa's home, the dog bit a 17-year-old in the face, causing injuries which required approximately 100 stitches. On April 29...

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