Case Title: State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Melvin Johns, petitioner, Appellant.

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State: minnesota

Court: Minnesota Supreme Court

Date: 1997-09-11T00:00:00Z

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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT C9-95-1765 State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Melvin Johns, petitioner, Appellant. S Y L L A B U S Reversed. Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc. O P I N I O N 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, ___ N.W.2d ___ (Minn., filed _________ 1997)(slip op. at ___), the decision of the court of appeals is reversed. D I S S E N T Stringer, J. (dissenting). For the reasons set forth in my dissent in State v. Carter, I respectfully dissent. KEITH, Chief Justice (dissenting). I join in the dissent of Justice Stringer. BLATZ, Justice (dissenting). I join in the dissent of Justice Stringer.