State v. Peake

YETKA, Justice.

Albert James Peake pled guilty to murder in the second degree. Peake’s criminal history score was two; the severity level of the offense was X. His presumptive sentence under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines was 153 to 171 months. The prosecution moved for an aggravation of the presumptive sentence to 240 months. The St. Louis County District Court partially granted the request by sentencing Peake to 180 months in prison. Peake appealed to the court of appeals, which reduced his sentence to 130 months. 355 N.W.2d 498. It refused to depart from the presumptive sentence under…