Horoshak v. State

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

In a constitutional challenge to Minn. Stat. § 244.09, subd. 11a, Andrew Horos-hak contends that limiting retroactive relief petitions to sentences reduced by legislative changes in the durational cells of the guidelines grid denies equal protection to individuals serving sentences reduced by other legislative modifications in the guidelines matrix. Because the distinction in subdivision 11a serves a legitimate state purpose, we uphold its constitutionality and affirm the postconviction court’s denial of Horoshak’s petition for retroactive sentence reduction.

FACTS

In 1986…