Ley sobre crímenes atroces en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Esta ley habla sobre crímenes muy graves, como el asesinato. Si alguien comete uno de estos crímenes y tiene antecedentes, puede pasar toda su vida en prisión sin salir nunca.

Es como si tuvieras un juego en el que si cometes una falta muy grave, quedas fuera del juego para siempre. No importa cuántas veces juegues después, esa falta te costará el juego.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan comete un asesinato en el que usa violencia extrema. Si la corte determina que Juan ya tenía antecedentes de crímenes graves, podría ser condenado a cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de salir en libertad.

Penalidades

Cadena perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad para crímenes atroces y antecedentes previos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(a) As used in this section, "heinous crime" means: (1) a violation or attempted violation of section609.185or609.19; (2) a violation of section609.195or609.221; or (3) a violation of section609.342,609.343, or609.344, 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. Except as provided in subdivision 3, 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 section609.185, paragraph (a), clause (1), (2), (4), or (7), or murder of unborn child in the first degree under section609.2661, clause (1) or (2); (2) the person is convicted of committing first-degree murder in the course of a kidnapping under section609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), or murder of unborn child in the first degree in the course of a kidnapping under section609.2661, clause (3); or (3) the person is convicted of first-degree murder under section609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3), (5), or (6), or murder of unborn child in the first degree under section609.2661, clause (3), 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. The court shall sentence a person who was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of an offense under the circumsta