State v. Olson

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

These cases are appeals by the state from sentences below the minimum terms of imprisonment mandated by Minn.Stat. § 609.-11 (Supp.1981). Subdivision 5 of this statute requires minimum sentences of three years’ imprisonment for certain offenses committed with a firearm. Subdivision 8, however, allows the prosecutor to file a motion for a reduced sentence. “When presented with the motion and if it finds substantial mitigating factors exist, the court shall sentence the defendant without regard to the mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment established by this section.”…