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¿Cuánto Dura una Cadena Perpetua en Minnesota? (Guía 2026)

¿Cuánto Dura una Cadena Perpetua en Minnesota? (Guía 2026)

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¿Cuánto dura una cadena perpetua en Minnesota?

Para el homicidio en primer grado cometido después de 1989, una cadena perpetua en Minnesota significa un mínimo de 30 años en prisión antes de la elegibilidad para libertad condicional bajo Minn. Stat. § 244.09. La elegibilidad para libertad condicional no garantiza la liberación, el Comisionado de Correcciones debe aprobar la liberación supervisada según una revisión individualizada. La cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional (LWOP) también está disponible para ciertas condenas por homicidio en primer grado.

¿Minnesota tiene pena de muerte?

No. Minnesota abolió la pena de muerte en 1911, convirtiéndolo en uno de los primeros estados de la nación en poner fin a la pena capital. La última ejecución en Minnesota se llevó a cabo el 13 de febrero de 1906. El estado nunca ha restablecido la pena capital en los 115 años desde la abolición.

¿Qué es el homicidio en tercer grado en Minnesota?

El homicidio en tercer grado bajo Minn. Stat. § 609.195 involucra causar la muerte mediante un acto que es eminentemente peligroso para otros y evidencia una mente depravada, sin consideración por la vida humana. La Corte Suprema de Minnesota aclaró en State v. Noor (2021) que esto requiere una conducta peligrosa generalizada, no un acto dirigido contra una persona específica. Solo Minnesota, Florida y Pensilvania reconocen el homicidio en tercer grado. La sentencia máxima es de 25 años.

¿Cuánto duró la sentencia de Derek Chauvin por el homicidio de George Floyd?

Derek Chauvin fue sentenciado a 22.5 años en prisión estatal por el homicidio no intencional en segundo grado de George Floyd, 10 años por encima del rango presunto de las pautas. El juez Cahill encontró cuatro factores agravantes, incluyendo el abuso de autoridad y la crueldad particular. Chauvin también recibió una sentencia federal concurrente de 21 años por violaciones de derechos civiles.

¿Pueden los menores de edad recibir cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional en Minnesota?

No. Minnesota prohibió la cadena perpetua sin libertad condicional juvenil (JLWOP) en 2023. Todos los menores de edad condenados por delitos graves en Minnesota ahora tienen una oportunidad significativa de eventual liberación y consideración de libertad condicional, sin importar la gravedad del delito.

¿Qué es la Nueva Sentencia Iniciada por el Fiscal en Minnesota?

La Nueva Sentencia Iniciada por el Fiscal (PIR) permite a los fiscales de condado en Minnesota solicitar a los tribunales que reduzcan sentencias que ya no sirven a los intereses de la justicia. La PIR puede usarse cuando cambios en la ley, rehabilitación demostrada, o sentencias desproporcionadas justifican un resultado diferente. Minnesota adoptó la PIR como parte de un movimiento nacional creciente que siguió el programa pionero de California en 2018.

¿Qué pasó en el caso de Mohamed Noor?

Mohamed Noor, un oficial de policía de Minneapolis, fue condenado por homicidio en tercer grado y homicidio involuntario en segundo grado por disparar contra Justine Ruszczyk Damond en 2017. La Corte Suprema de Minnesota revocó la condena por homicidio en tercer grado en 2021, determinando que el cargo requiere una conducta peligrosa generalizada, no un acto dirigido. Noor fue sentenciado de nuevo a 4 años y 9 meses por la condena de homicidio involuntario y liberado en junio de 2023.

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Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 244: CRIMINAL SENTENCES; RELEASE

§ 244.05SUPERVISED RELEASE TERMVigente
Subdivision 1. Supervised release required. Except as provided in subdivisions 1b, 4, and 5, every inmate shall serve a supervised release term upon completion of the inmate's term of imprisonment as reduced by any good time earned by the inmate or extended by confinement in punitive segregation pursuant to section 244.04, subdivision 2. Except for a sex offender conditionally released under Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 609.108, subdivision 5, the supervised release term shall be equal to the period of good time the inmate has earned, and shall not exceed the length of time remaining in the inmate's sentence. Subd. 1a. Release on certain days. Notwithstanding the amount of good time earned by an inmate whose crime was committed before August 1, 1992, if the inmate's scheduled release date occurs on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the inmate's supervised release term shall begin on the last day before the inmate's scheduled release date that is not a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mn.gov

Citada en 74 opiniones judiciales1980s: 21990s: 92000s: 232010s: 362020s: 4Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Johnson v. State (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1996, 553 N.W.2d 40) · Butala v. State (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2003, 664 N.W.2d 333) · State of Minnesota v. Mahdi Hassan Ali (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2014, 855 N.W.2d 235)

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§ 244.09MINNESOTA SENTENCING GUIDELINES COMMISSIONVigente
Subdivision 1. Commission; establishment. There is hereby established the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission which shall be comprised of 11 members. Subd. 2. Members. The Sentencing Guidelines Commission shall consist of the following: (1) the chief justice of the supreme court or a designee; (2) one judge of the court of appeals, appointed by the chief judge of the appellate court; (3) one district court judge appointed by the Judicial Council upon recommendation of the Minnesota District Judges Association; (4) one public defender appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the state public defender; (5) one county attorney appointed by the governor upon recommendation of the board of directors of the Minnesota County Attorneys Association; (6) the commissioner of corrections or a designee; (7) one peace officer as defined in section 626.84 appointed by the governor; (8) one probation officer or supervised release officer appointed by the governor; (9) one person who works for an organization that provides treatment or rehabilitative services for individuals convicted of felony offenses appointed by the governor; (10) one person who is an academic with a background…

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Citada en 72 opiniones judiciales1980s: 161990s: 52000s: 222010s: 102020s: 19Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Williams v. State (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1985, 361 N.W.2d 840) · State v. Shattuck (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2005, 704 N.W.2d 131) · State v. Misquadace (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2002, 644 N.W.2d 65)

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Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 609: CRIMINAL CODE

§ 609.106HEINOUS CRIMESVigentecitada en 3 de nuestros artículos
Subdivision 1. Terms. (a) As used in this section, "heinous crime" means: (1) a violation or attempted violation of section 609.185 or 609.19; (2) a violation of section 609.195 or 609.221; or (3) a violation of section 609.342, 609.343, or 609.344, 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. Subd. 2. Life without release.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mn.gov

Citada en 51 opiniones judiciales1990s: 12000s: 222010s: 252020s: 3Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Leake v. State (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2007, 737 N.W.2d 531) · State v. Leake (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2005, 699 N.W.2d 312) · Chambers v. State (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2013, 831 N.W.2d 311)

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§ 609.185MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREEVigente
(a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of murder in the first degree and shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life: (1) causes the death of a human being with premeditation and with intent to effect the death of the person or of another; (2) causes the death of a human being while committing or attempting to commit criminal sexual conduct in the first or second degree with force or violence, either upon or affecting the person or another; (3) causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of the person or another, while committing or attempting to commit burglary, aggravated robbery, carjacking in the first or second degree, kidnapping, arson in the first or second degree, a drive-by shooting, tampering with a witness in the first degree, escape from custody, or any felony violation of chapter 152 involving the unlawful sale of a controlled substance; (4) causes the death of a peace officer, prosecuting attorney, judge, or a guard employed at a Minnesota state or local correctional facility, with intent to effect the death of that person or another, while the person is engaged in the performance of official duties; (5) causes the death of a minor…

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mn.gov

Citada en 653 opiniones judiciales1960s: 11970s: 01980s: 721990s: 1352000s: 2012010s: 1942020s: 50Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: Bernhardt v. State (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2004, 684 N.W.2d 465) · State v. Vang (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2014, 847 N.W.2d 248) · State v. Ture (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1984, 353 N.W.2d 502)

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§ 609.19MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREEVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
Subdivision 1. Intentional murder; drive-by shootings. Whoever does either of the following is guilty of murder in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 40 years: (1) causes the death of a human being with intent to effect the death of that person or another, but without premeditation; or (2) causes the death of a human being while committing or attempting to commit a drive-by shooting in violation of section 609.66, subdivision 1e, under circumstances other than those described in section 609.185, paragraph (a), clause (3). Subd. 2. Unintentional murders.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mn.gov

Citada en 470 opiniones judiciales1970s: 11980s: 961990s: 832000s: 1042010s: 1342020s: 52Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. Griller (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1998, 583 N.W.2d 736) · State v. Cole (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1996, 542 N.W.2d 43) · State v. Anderson (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1985, 379 N.W.2d 70)

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§ 609.195MURDER IN THE THIRD DEGREEVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
(a) Whoever, without intent to effect the death of any person, causes the death of another by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind, without regard for human life, is guilty of murder in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 25 years. (b) Whoever, without intent to cause death, proximately causes the death of a human being by, directly or indirectly, unlawfully selling, giving away, bartering, delivering, exchanging, distributing, or administering a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II, is guilty of murder in the third degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 25 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $40,000, or both.

Texto oficial (extracto) · al 2026-07-29 · Lea la sección completa en revisor.mn.gov

Citada en 68 opiniones judiciales1970s: 11980s: 261990s: 112000s: 122010s: 102020s: 8Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2025

Casos destacados: State v. Adams (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1980, 295 N.W.2d 527) · State v. Nunn (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1980, 297 N.W.2d 752) · Matter of Welfare of M.D.S. (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1984, 345 N.W.2d 723)

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§ 609.20MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREEVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
Whoever does any of the following is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 15 years or to payment of a fine of not more than $30,000, or both: (1) intentionally causes the death of another person in the heat of passion provoked by such words or acts of another as would provoke a person of ordinary self-control under like circumstances, provided that the crying of a child does not constitute provocation; (2) violates section 609.224 and causes the death of another or causes the death of another in committing or attempting to commit a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offense with such force and violence that death of or great bodily harm to any person was reasonably foreseeable, and murder in the first or second degree was not committed thereby; (3) intentionally causes the death of another person because the actor is coerced by threats made by someone other than the actor's coconspirator and which cause the actor reasonably to believe that the act performed by the actor is the only means of preventing imminent death to the actor or another; (4) proximately causes the death of another, without intent to cause death by,…

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Citada en 92 opiniones judiciales1980s: 361990s: 232000s: 182010s: 102020s: 5Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2024

Casos destacados: State v. Adams (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1980, 295 N.W.2d 527) · State v. Bradford (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2000, 618 N.W.2d 782) · State v. Kelly (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1989, 435 N.W.2d 807)

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§ 609.205MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREEVigentecitada en 2 de nuestros artículos
A person who causes the death of another by any of the following means is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree and may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than ten years or to payment of a fine of not more than $20,000, or both: (1) by the person's culpable negligence whereby the person creates an unreasonable risk, and consciously takes chances of causing death or great bodily harm to another; or (2) by shooting another with a firearm or other dangerous weapon as a result of negligently believing the other to be a deer or other animal; or (3) by setting a spring gun, pit fall, deadfall, snare, or other like dangerous weapon or device; or (4) by negligently or intentionally permitting any animal, known by the person to have vicious propensities or to have caused great or substantial bodily harm in the past, to run uncontrolled off the owner's premises, or negligently failing to keep it properly confined; or (5) by committing or attempting to commit a violation of section 609.378 (neglect or endangerment of a child), and murder in the first, second, or third degree is not committed thereby.

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Citada en 59 opiniones judiciales1980s: 201990s: 132000s: 152010s: 62020s: 5Aplicada por un tribunal por última vez: 2026

Casos destacados: State v. McKown (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1991, 475 N.W.2d 63) · In Re Welfare of C.R.M. (Supreme Court of Minnesota 2000, 611 N.W.2d 802) · State v. Zupetz (Supreme Court of Minnesota 1982, 322 N.W.2d 730)

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Fuentes y referencias

  1. Minn. Stat. § 609.185(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  2. Minn. Stat. § 244.09(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  3. Minn. Stat. § 609.19(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  4. Minn. Stat. § 609.195(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  5. Minn. Stat. § 609.20(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  6. § 609.205(revisor.mn.gov).gov
  7. *Miller v. Alabama* (2012)(law.cornell.edu).gov
  8. *Montgomery v. Louisiana* (2016)(law.cornell.edu).gov
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