Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 152.026 (2026)

Mandatory Sentences

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A defendant convicted and sentenced to a mandatory sentence under section 152.021 or 152.022 is not eligible for probation, parole, discharge, or supervised release until that person has served the full term of imprisonment as provided by law, notwithstanding sections 242.19, 243.05, 609.12, and 609.135. "Term of imprisonment" has the meaning given in section 244.01, subdivision 8.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2024 · leading case: State v. Bluhm, 676 N.W.2d 649 (Minn. 2004).
State v. Bluhm, 676 N.W.2d 649 (Minn. 2004). · cites it 62× “We must also construe Minn.Stat. § 152.026 (2002), which reads: A defendant convicted and sentenced to a mandatory sentence under sections 152.”
State v. Turck, 728 N.W.2d 544 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 9× “” Minn. Stat. § 152.026 (emphasis added). “Term of imprisonment” means two-thirds of the executed sentence.”
State v. Bluhm, 663 N.W.2d 24 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 10× “026 provides: A defendant convicted and sentenced to a mandatory sentence under sections 152.”
State v. Adams, 791 N.W.2d 757 (Minn. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “” Minn.Stat. § 152.026. The language of the statutes is clear and unambiguous.”
State of Minnesota v. Kenneth Jagger Crawford (Minn. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 12× “The supreme court considered that statutory provision in conjunction with Minn. Stat. § 152.026 (2002), which stated that “[a] defendant convicted and sentenced to a mandatory sentence under sections 152.”
State of Minnesota v. Esteban J. Ramos, Jr. (Minn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Minn. Stat § 152.026 (2014). In State v. Adams, this court reversed a district court’s decision to stay execution of a defendant’s sentence where the defendant was convicted of a subsequent controlled- substance offense.”
State of Minnesota v. Daniel Joseph Perry (Minn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” Minn. Stat. § 152.026 (2014). The language of these statutes is plain and unambiguous: any sentence for first-degree controlled- substance crime as a subsequent controlled-substance offense must include an executed term of imprisonment of at least 48 months.”
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