STATE v. JILES

No. A08-1466.

767 N.W.2d 27 (2009)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Derrik Leon JILES, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

June 23, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson, Attorney General, St. Paul, MN, and James C. Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney, Kevin J. Golden, Assistant County Attorney, Hastings, MN, for appellant.

Lawrence Hammerling, Chief Appellate Public Defender, Ngoc Lan Nguyen, Assistant Public Defender, St. Paul, MN, and Laura K. Valentine, Valentine Law Office P.C., Burnsville, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge; HUDSON, Judge; and HARTEN, Judge.


OPINION

TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge.

Appellant State of Minnesota argues that the district court erred by departing from the mandatory minimum sentence after respondent Derrik Leon Jiles was convicted of illegally possessing a firearm. Because an extended-jurisdiction juvenile (EJJ) adjudication is considered a conviction for purposes of Minn.Stat. § 609.11, subd. 8(b), we reverse and remand.

FACTS

Respondent is ineligible to possess firearms...

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