URBAN MYTH – Many years ago, an entire generation of judges and attorneys were taught that Minnesota law (MS 609.135, subd 4) established a 12 month cap on the total amount of local jail that a defendant could be required to serve (whether as a condition of probation or as a sanction for violating probation), and that any incarceration in excess of 12 months would require execution of the stayed sentence = prison.
This update is designed to dispel that myth and provide the bench and bar with a simple explanation and general rule along with supporting authority.
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MINNESOTA LEGAL TRAINING & EDUCATION BLOG 