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STATE v. ROBINETTE

A19-0679.

964 N.W.2d 143 (2021)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Derek James ROBINETTE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: August 25, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith M. Ellison , Attorney General, Peter Magnuson , Assistant Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Michelle M. Eldien , Otter Tail County Attorney, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, for appellant.

Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Steven P. Russett , Assistant State Public Defender, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for respondent.

OPINION

This case asks us to decide whether a Minnesota Sentencing Guideline and associated commentary adopted by the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission but not ratified by the Legislature can abrogate the common law amelioration doctrine. The amelioration doctrine applies to a statute that mitigates the punishment...

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