State v. Hatton

OPINION

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

We granted the petition of the state for review of a decision of the court of appeals reducing the sentence of defendant Mark Lamont Hatton. The issue concerns the limitations on the trial court in resentenc-ing a defendant after the trial court learns that the defendant’s correct criminal history score is lower than originally thought.

The facts are these. The principal victim, B., went to an after-hours party with a friend. The friend left early but defendant’s brother, William, told B. that he would make sure that she got home. Defendant, William, B., and one…