State v. Brooks

OPINION

PAUL H. ANDERSON, Justice.

The overriding issue in this case is whether the Minnesota Constitution pro-Mbits 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 bail” violates this provision of Minnesota’s Constitution. On appeal, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held “cash only” bail constitutional.…