STATE v. McKENZIE

No. C3-95-1258.

542 N.W.2d 616 (1996)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Amwati Pepi McKENZIE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Powers, 10th District Assistant Public Defender, Elk River, for appellant.

Nancy Logering, Assistant Sherburne County Attorney, Elk River and Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.


OPINION

KEITH, Chief Justice.

This case raises the issue of whether the administrative discipline of a prison inmate, including placement in segregation and loss of good time credit, bars criminal prosecution for the same misconduct under the Double Jeopardy Clauses of the United States and Minnesota Constitutions. Appellant Amwati Pepi McKenzie appeals from a district court decision rejecting his argument that the imposition of prison discipline and subsequent...

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