State of Minnesota vs. Snyder
Annotate this CaseIn 2020, Jaye William Snyder was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct following an assault on an impaired victim. Snyder was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and was given a 140-month prison sentence. Due to a previous conviction of the same offense in 2016, he was also placed on lifetime conditional release after his prison term, as mandated by Minnesota Statutes § 609.3455, subdivision 7(b). Snyder appealed, arguing that the lifetime conditional release made his offense punishable by life imprisonment, which should have required the State to charge him by indictment rather than a criminal complaint, as per Minnesota Rule of Criminal Procedure 17.01, subdivision 1. However, the Minnesota Supreme Court held that their precedent in State v. Ronquist, which limited the indictment requirement to offenses punishable by life imprisonment before a sentencing enhancement is applied, remained good law and applied to Snyder's case. The court held that a lifetime conditional release did not invoke the indictment requirement of Rule 17.01, subdivision 1, and affirmed the decision of the lower court.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.