Legal Opinion
State v. Dettman
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 10, 2006No. A04-975PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, RUSSELL A., Chief Justice.
Respondent Douglas Alan Dettman pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The district court sentenced him to 216 months in prison, a 72-month upward departure from the presumptive sentence. See Minn.Stat. § 609.342, subd. 2(b) (2004). While his case was pending on appeal, the United States Supreme Court decided Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). Based on Blakely, the court of appeals reversed Dettman’s sentence, holding that the upward sentencing departure was unconstitutional…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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