State v. Prabhudail

OPINION

SCHUMACHER, Judge.

Appellant State of Minnesota challenges the district court’s continuation for dismissal of a solicitation charge, contending there were no justifying special circumstances. We reverse.

FACTS

The Minneapolis police arrested respondent Bhawesh Prabhudail after he allegedly offered a plain-clothes officer, acting as a prostitution decoy, money for sexual contact. • The state charged Prabhudail with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.324, subd. 3 (1998). At a pretrial hearing, Prabhudail’s counsel informed the district court that, due…