State v. Cunningham

OPINION

TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge.

Appellants challenge the trial court’s imposition of the $28 co-payment required by Minn.Stat. § 611.17(c) (2002). They argue that the co-payment infringes on then-rights to counsel and equal protection under the Minnesota and United States Constitutions, and that the trial court abused its discretion in imposing the co-payment on appellants. Appellants Sommerlot, Peterson, and Cunningham argue further that the trial court impermissibly ordered them to pay twice for the same public defender services when the court ordered them to pay the $28 co-payment and to…