When a person is convicted of violating section 609.19 or 609.195 , the court shall sentence the person to the statutory maximum sentence for the offense if the person was previously convicted of a heinous crime as defined in section 609.106 and 15 years have not elapsed since the person was discharged from the sentence imposed for that conviction. The court may not stay the imposition or execution of the sentence, notwithstanding section 609.135 .
Minn. Stat. § 609.107
MANDATORY PENALTY FOR CERTAIN MURDERERS.
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609–609 (377 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State v. Bluhm (2003)
Most recently applied in State v. Bluhm (June 2003)
1998 c 367 art 6 s 4
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.