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· 9/30/2022

Steven W. Hughes and Adrienne R. Hughes v. 21st Mortgage Corporation

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  • concluding that the Guidelines phrase \another offense\ had two reasonable interpretations without consulting dictionary definitions of \another\ or \offense\
  • concluding that a Guidelines provision was ambiguous based on two reasonable interpretations of the phrase at issue
  • explaining that when the language of a Sentencing Guidelines provision is plain and unambiguous, it is presumed to manifest the Legislature’s intent, and we must give it effect
  • endorsing consideration of \commission policy and official commission interpretation\ when interpreting an ambiguous provision of the sentencing guidelines
  • \Our interpretation of Minn. Sent. Guidelines 2.F.2. is guided by the context of that section and the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines as a whole.\
  • \We apply the rules of statutory construction to our interpretation of [Minnesota's] sentencing guidelines.\

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