Rushton v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Defendant was ultimately sentenced to life with the possibility of release along with a specified 216-month minimum term of imprisonment. Defendant later filed a motion to correct his sentence, which the postconviction court denied. The court of appeals affirmed. Defendant appealed, arguing (1) the phrase “minimum term of imprisonment” as used in Minn. Stat. 609.3455(5) means two-thirds of a presumptive guidelines sentence, and (2) therefore, his minimum term of imprisonment should be reduced from 216 months to 144 months. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the phrase “minimum term of imprisonment” in the statute does not mean two-thirds of a presumptive guidelines sentence.
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