Legal Opinion
Baker v. State
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 11, 1999No. C4-98-1090PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BLATZ, Chief Justice.
Appellant Denise Marie Baker contends that the enhanced gross misdemeanor DWI statutes’ two-year sentencing provisions, Minn.Stat. § 169.121, subd. 3(d), and Minn. Stat. § 169.129, subd. 2(b), and the amended definition of felony, Minn.Stat. § 609.02, subd. 2, are unconstitutional because they permit local imprisonment for a period exceeding one year without a twelve-person jury. We conclude that the enhanced gross misdemeanor sentencing statutes and the statute amending the definition of felony are unconstitutional and remand the case to district court for trial…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hoff v. KemptonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Friedman v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
- In Re HaggertySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1989
- Ascher v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- McDonnell v. Commissioner of Public SafetySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1991
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3Cited by18 opinions
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