Legal Opinion
Eugene Lee Rushton v. State of Minnesota
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided January 25, 2017No. A15-584PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHUTICH, Justice.
This case presents the question of whether the phrase “minimum term of imprisonment,” as used in Minnesota Statutes § 609.3455, subd. 5 (2016), means two-thirds of a presumptive guidelines sentence. Appellant Eugene Lee Rushton pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and, after a previous appeal, ultimately received a sentence of life with the possibility of release, along with a specified 216-month minimum term of imprisonment. Following an unsuccessful motion to correct his sentence, Rushton now contends on appeal that “minimum term of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- State v. LogeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- State v. LeathersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2011
- State v. KoenigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
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