Nunn v. State
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial in 1995, Appellant was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder and attempted first-degree premeditated murder. The district court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of release for the first-degree murder offense and a consecutive sentence of 180 months’ imprisonment for the attempted first-degree murder offense. In 2014, Appellant, who is African American, moved to correct his sentence, arguing that his sentence was unlawful under Minn. Sent. Guidelines II.F and that his sentence violated his right to equal protection because his sentence was more severe than the sentences of other similarly situated offenders who were not African American. The postconviction court denied relief. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the postconviction court did not abuse its discretion by denying Appellant’s motion to correct his sentence.
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