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RUSHTON v. STATE

A15-0584.

889 N.W.2d 561 (2017)

Eugene Lee RUSHTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: January 25, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Kathryn J. Lockwood , Assistant Public Defender, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for appellant.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Brian J. Melton , Clay County Attorney, Pamela Harris , Assistant County Attorney, Moorhead, Minnesota, for respondent.

OPINION

This case presents the question of whether the phrase "minimum term of imprisonment," as used in Minnesota Statutes § 609.3455, subd. 5 (2016), means two-thirds of a presumptive guidelines sentence. Appellant Eugene Lee Rushton pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and, after...

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