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     609.095 Limits of sentences. 

    (a) The legislature has the exclusive authority to define 
 crimes and offenses and the range of the sentences or 
 punishments for their violation.  No other or different sentence 
 or punishment shall be imposed for the commission of a crime 
 than is authorized by this chapter or other applicable law.  

    (b) Except as provided in section 152.18 or 609.375, or 
 upon agreement of the parties, a court may not refuse to 
 adjudicate the guilt of a defendant who tenders a guilty plea in 
 accordance with Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 15, 
 or who has been found guilty by a court or jury following a 
 trial. 

    (c) Paragraph (b) does not supersede Minnesota Rules of 
 Criminal Procedure, rule 26.04. 

    HIST: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.095; 1998 c 367 art 6 s 1; 2001 c 
 158 s 6 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.