Consecuencias de delitos violentos en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Si alguien comete un delito violento y ya ha hecho cosas malas antes, puede ir a prisión por mucho tiempo. No podrá salir en libertad hasta que cumpla toda su pena, sin importar lo que pase después.

Es como si un jugador de fútbol recibiera varias tarjetas amarillas. Si sigue cometiendo faltas, el árbitro puede expulsarlo del juego y no dejarlo jugar más hasta que termine el partido.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por asalto y ya tenía dos condenas anteriores por delitos violentos. Cuando el juez lo sentencia, decide que Juan debe ir a prisión por un tiempo largo y no podrá salir hasta que cumpla toda su condena.

Penalidades

Si te condenan por un delito violento y tienes antecedentes, enfrentarás una condena mínima obligatoria sin opción a libertad condicional.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

nes on the record at the time of sentencing that the offender has two or more prior convictions for violent crimes; and (2) the fact finder determines that the offender is a danger to public safety. The fact finder may base its determination that the offender is a danger to public safety on the following factors: (i) the offender's past criminal behavior, such as the offender's high frequency rate of criminal activity or juvenile adjudications, or long involvement in criminal activity including juvenile adjudications; or (ii) the fact that the present offense of conviction involved an aggravating factor that would justify a durational departure under the Sentencing Guidelines. (a) Unless a longer mandatory minimum sentence is otherwise required by law or the court imposes a longer aggravated durational departure under subdivision 2, a person who is convicted of a violent crime that is a felony must be committed to the commissioner of corrections for a mandatory sentence of at least the length of the presumptive sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines if the court determines on the record at the time of sentencing that the person has two or more prior felony convictions for violent crimes. The court shall impose and execute the prison sentence regardless of whether the guidelines presume an executed prison sentence. Any person convicted and sentenced as required by this subdivision is not eligible for probation, parole, discharge, or work release, until that person has served the full term of imprisonment imposed by the court, notwithstanding sections241.26,242.19,243.05,244.04,609.12, and609.135. (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "violent crime" does not include a violation of section152.023or152.024. Whenever a person is convicted of a felony, and the judge