State v. Trong Kim Huynh

OPINION

SIMONETT, Justice.

In this case we consider what constitutes an “enterprise” under Minn.Stat. § 609.903, subd. .1(1) (1992), known as Minnesota’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). We affirm defendant’s conviction for racketeering, and we also affirm the trial court’s ranking the offense of racketeering at severity level VIII for sentencing purposes.

The victim in this case, Hung Huynh (no relation to the defendant), came to the United States from Vietnam in 1979. He and his wife opened a restaurant in Golden Valley. In August 1990, defendant-appellant Trong Kim…