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STATE v. JOHNS

No. C9-95-1765.

569 N.W.2d 180 (1997)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Melvin JOHNS, Petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender by Bradford Colbert, Assistant State Public Defender, St. Paul, for Appellant.

Hubert H. Humphrey, III, Minnesota Attorney General, St. Paul, James C. Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney by Phillip D. Prokopowicz, Assistant Dakota County Attorney, Hastings, for Respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.

The defendant, Melvin Johns, is a co-defendant of Wayne Thomas Carter. The facts and legal issues are identical in both cases.

Based on our reasoning in the companion case of State v. Carter, 569 N.W.2d 169, 178-179 (Minn.), the decision of the court of appeals is reversed.

STRINGER, Justice (dissenting).

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