The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission approved a motion that would reduce prison sentencing guidelines for a variety of drug crime offenses. The approved measure would reduce prison sentences for individuals convicted of first- and second-degree drug possession. First-degree possession sentences would be nearly cut in half, and second-degree offenders could receive probation instead of the current […]
Minnesota Supreme Court Overturns Drug “Sale” Ruling
The Minnesota Supreme Court issued a ruling that said the passing of drugs from one person to another in an effort to conceal them from law enforcement does not constitute a sale, reversing decisions by two lower courts. The ruling helped provide post-conviction relief for Abshir Barrow, who got into a sticky situation when he handed a bag […]
