Annual Report to the Legislature
The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission submits this report to the Legislature to fulfill its five statutory reporting requirements:
- To identify and explain all Sentencing Guidelines modifications made during the preceding twelve months;
- To identify, explain, and submit to the Legislature any modifications proposed to take effect;
- To summarize and analyze reports received from county attorneys on criminal cases involving a firearm;
- To report data on outcomes of deferred sentences for military veterans; and
- To summarize and analyze prosecutor-initiated sentence adjustments granted by the courts.
The Commission also takes this opportunity to highlight other topics that may be of interest to the Legislature, including updates on Commission activities, staff activities, and sentencing trends.
