State v. Block

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

The Minnesota Legislature has provided for retrospective application of the Sentencing Guidelines under certain conditions. Act of June 1, 1981, ch. 366, § 1, 1981 Minn.Laws 2355-56 (to be codified at Minn. Stat. § 590.01, subd. 3 (1982)). This appeal from district court raises the issue of the applicability of that provision to a petitioner who has already been paroled but who contends that if he were resentenced according to the Sentencing Guidelines he would be entitled to immediate release from parole. The postconviction court refused to determine whether petitioner…