Legal Opinion

State v. Hanf

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided October 19, 2004No. A04-1058PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from a sentence for felony test refusal. Appellant argues that the upward dispositional departure, which was based on judicial findings, violates his Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial under Blakely v. Washington, — U.S. —, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant Arthur Hanf pleaded guilty to felony refusal to submit to chemical testing. Because Hanf had a zero criminal history score, the presumptive sentence for his offense was 36 months with execution stayed. See Minn. Sent. Guidelines IV, V. The district court,…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. AllenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005
  2. State v. BrooksCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
  3. State v. SaueCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2004
  4. State v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2005
  5. State v. AllenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2005

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