State of Minnesota v. Dakari Michael Coles

OPINION

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

Appellant Dakari Michael Coles brought a motion challenging his sentence. The district court sentenced Coles pursuant to the terms of a plea agreement in which the State agreed to dismiss several charges, and Coles agreed to receive a sentence for a lesser charge that was an upward dura-tional departure. The question presented is whether Coles may challenge his sentence in a motion to correct his sentence, see Minn. R.Crim. P. 27.03, subd. 9 (Rule 27.03), or whether his challenge must be brought in a petition for postconviction relief, see Minn.Stat. § 590.01,…