State v. Jiles

OPINION. TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge.

Appellant State of Minnesota argues that the district court erred by departing from the mandatory minimum sentence after respondent Derrik Leon Jiles was convicted of illegally possessing a firearm. Because an extended-jurisdiction juvenile (EJJ) adjudication is considered a conviction for purposes of Minn.Stat. § 609.11, subd. 8(b), we reverse and remand.

FACTS

Respondent is ineligible to possess firearms based upon an EJJ adjudication of second-degree assault involving a firearm in 1998 and a conviction of theft of a motor vehicle in 2001. On March 25, 2008,…