State v. Kebaso

OPINION

ANDERSON, RUSSELL A., Chief Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether a court is permitted to consider the immigration consequences to a criminal defendant when deciding which of multiple sentences to vacate or which of multiple offenses to sentence on under Minn.Stat. § 609.035 (2004). The court of appeals concluded that such consequences may not be considered in the context of sentencing under section 609.035. State v. Kebaso (Kebaso II), No. A04-1239, 2005 WL 1153727, at *3 (MinnApp. May 17, 2005). We affirm, holding that immigration consequences to a criminal defendant are not…