STATE v. BENNIEFIELD

No. C1-02-1991.

678 N.W.2d 42 (2004)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Steven Allen BENNIEFIELD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Stuart, State Public Defender, Roy G. Spurbeck, Assistant Public Defender, Minneapolis, MN, for Appellant.

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, Thomas R. Ragatz, Assistant Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, Raymond F. Schmitz, Olmsted County Attorney, Rochester, MN, for Respondent.

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


OPINION

HANSON, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of third-degree possession of a controlled substance within a school zone. He argues that punishing possession within a school zone more harshly than possession outside a school zone violates the equal protection guaranty of the Minnesota Constitution. Alternatively, he argues that a conviction of this crime requires proof that he either knew he was in a school zone or intended to commit the crime in a school...

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