State v. Defatte

The state appeals a pretrial order dismissing two felony domestic-assault charges against respondent for lack of probable cause. The district court dismissed the felony charges on the ground that the two prior domestic-violence-related offenses used to enhance the charges to felonies arose from a single behavioral incident and so could not be treated as separate convictions for enhancement purposes. Because the plain language of Minn. Stat. § 609.2242, subd. 4, requires no such limitation, we reverse and remand.

FACTS

Respondent John Wesley Defatte was arrested on March 11, 2018, after law…