State v. Parsley

OPINION

STRINGER, Justice.

This appeal requires the court to determine whether the misdemeanor offense of intentionally pointing a gun at another person in violation of Minn.Stat. § 609.66, subd. 1(2) (1994), qualifies as a predicate misdemeanor for first-degree involuntary manslaughter, also known as “misdemeanor manslaughter,” MinmStat. § 609.20(2) (1994). A Red Lake County jury convicted defendant, Duane Lowell Parsley, of first-degree involuntary manslaughter based on his violation of MinmStat. § 609.66. The court sentenced him to the presumptive term of 86 months, plus restitution. The…