State of Minnesota v. Michael David Franklin

OPINION

WRIGHT, Justice.

We must determine whether a felony conviction that has been deemed a misdemeanor pursuant to Minn.Stat. § 609.13, subd. 1 (2014), before an offender is sentenced on the current offense, can be considered when determining whether the offender “has five or more prior felony convictions” under the career-offender statute, Minn.Stat. § 609.1095, subd. 4 (2014). Answering the question in the affirmative, the district court sentenced respondent Michael David Franklin to 66 months in prison. The court of appeals reversed and remanded for resentencing, concluding that one of…