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STATE v. TENNIN

No. A03-1281.

674 N.W.2d 403 (2004)

STATE of Minnesota, Petitioner, v. Shawnatee Marie TENNIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 12, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Hatch, Minnesota Attorney General, Thomas R. Ragatz, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, for Appellant.

Leonardo Castro, Chief Public Defender, Geoffrey Isaacman, Assistant State Public Defender, Minneapolis, for Respondent.

Eric Lee Lipman, Minneapolis, for Amici Legislators.

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

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

We are asked to determine whether the State of Minnesota's imposition of a copayment obligation on individuals who receive public defender services, in the manner prescribed by Minn.Stat. § 611.17, subd. 1(c) (Supp.2003), is constitutional. The district court declared section 611.17, subdivision 1(c) (Supp.2003), unconstitutional, enjoined further collection of copayments, and certified the question to the court of appeals...

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