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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A08-0260 Court of Appeals State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Jeremy Mark LeDoux, Appellant. ________________________ Filed: August 13, 2009 Office of Appellate Courts Anderson, Paul H., J.

Michael Fritz, Becker County Attorney, Jennifer Jacobs, Assistant Becker County Attorney, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, for respondent. William S. Kirschner, Kirschner Law Office, Fargo, North Dakota, for appellant. ________________________

SYLLABUS At a bail hearing, a defendant has the due process right to call witnesses if the defendant makes a persuasive offer of proof that the testimony of the witnesses, when considered in the context of all other available information, will lead to either release without bail or a reduction in the bail amount to a level that would result in the defendant's release. The determination of whether a defendant has met this test is left to

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the sound discretion of the district court and will not be reversed absent an abuse of discretion. Affirmed. OPINION ANDERSON, Paul H., Justice. Jeremy Mark LeDoux was charged with First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct, Minn. Stat.

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