Minn. Stat. § 609.106 : Crimes; Expungement; Victims — CRIMINAL CODE —SENTENCES — HEINOUS CRIMES

Subdivision 1. Terms.

(a) As used in this section, "heinous crime" means:

(1) a violation or attempted violation of section 609185. or 60919.;

(2) a violation of section 609195. or 609221.; or

(3) a violation of section 609342., 609343., or 609344., if the offense was committed with force or violence.

(b) "Previous conviction" means a conviction in Minnesota for a heinous crime or a conviction elsewhere for conduct that would have been a heinous crime under this chapter if committed in Minnesota. The term includes any conviction that occurred before the commission of the present offense of conviction, but does not include a conviction if 15 years have elapsed since the person was discharged from the sentence imposed for the offense.

Subd. 2. Life without release.

The court shall sentence a person to life imprisonment without possibility of release under the following circumstances:

(1) the person is convicted of first-degree murder under section 609185., paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), (4), or (7);

(2) the person is convicted of committing first-degree murder in the course of a kidnapping under section 609185., paragraph (a), clause (3); or

(3) the person is convicted of first-degree murder under section 609185., paragraph (a), clause (3), (5), or (6), and the court determines on the record at the time of sentencing that the person has one or more previous convictions for a heinous crime.

[See Note.]

Minn. Stat. § 609.106

1998 c 367 art 2 s 6; art 6 s 3,15; 2002 c 401 art 1 s 13; 2005 c 136 art 2 s 5; art 17 s 9; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 98

Amended by 2015 Minn. Laws, ch. 21,s 1-98, eff. 8/1/2015.