STATE OF MINNESOTA

IN COURT OF APPEALS

C6-00-2209

C7-00-2221

State of Minnesota,

Plaintiff (C6-00-2209),

Appellant (C7-00-2221),

vs.

Christina Joy Botsford,

Defendant (C6-00-2209),

Respondent (C7-00-2221).

Filed June 26, 2001

Affirmed; Certified question answered in the affirmative

Kalitowski, Judge

Hennepin County District Court

File No. 00041123

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, 525 Park Street, Suite 500, St. Paul, MN 55103; and

Jay M. Heffern, Minneapolis City Attorney, Gretchen A. Zettler, Assistant City Attorney, 333 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (for appellant)

Randall D.B. Tigue, Randall Tigue Law Office, P.A., Karmel Square Building, Suite 9, 2940 Pillsbury Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408 (for respondent)