State v. Edmison

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

The sole issue we address on this appeal is whether a sentencing court may use a defendant’s prior misdemeanor conviction in determining the presumptive sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines for the current offense without regard to whether the prior conviction was obtained in violation of the defendant’s rights to counsel. The Court of Appeals, relying on its decision in State v. Andren, 358 N.W.2d 428 (Minn.App.1984), rejected as “without merit” the defendant’s contention that a prior misdemeanor conviction may not be used if the conviction was obtained in violation…