Phelps v. State

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by Christopher Phelps from an order of the Dakota County District Court denying postconviction relief in the form of resentencing according to the Sentencing Guidelines. The petition was filed pursuant to the recent amendment to the Postconviction Remedy Act providing that persons convicted of and sentenced for crimes committed before May 1, 1980, may petition the district court for postconviction relief in the form of resentencing pursuant to the Sentencing Guidelines. Minn.Stat. § 590.01 (1980), amended by Act of June 1, 1981, ch. 366, § 1, 1981…