State v. McKenzie

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 criminal prosecution violated his constitutional right not to be punished twice for the same offense. Because we find that the…