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STATE v. BROOKS

No. C1-98-2388.

604 N.W.2d 345 (2000)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Wesley BROOKS, petitioner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

As Modified March 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel A. McCloud, Kelly Vince Griffitts, Shakopee, for appellant.

Michael A. Hatch, Minnesota Attorney General, St. Paul, Thomas J. Harbinson, Scott County Attorney, Michael J. Groh, Assistant Scott County Attorney, Shakopee, for respondent.

John M. Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender, Marie L. Wolf, Asssistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, for amicus curiae State Public Defender.

Gina G. Washburn, Executive Director, MN County Attorneys Association, Robert A. Stanich, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, for amicus curiae MN County Attorneys Association.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.

The overriding issue in this case is whether the Minnesota Constitution prohibits monetary bail that can be satisfied only by a cash deposit of the full amount set by the court. Article I, Section 7 of the Minnesota Constitution provides that "[a]ll persons before conviction shall be bailable by sufficient sureties * * *." Appellant, Wesley Eugene Brooks, asserts that a Scott County District Court order setting "cash only...

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