Guest column: Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission proposes reducing sentences for repeat felony offenders

When someone commits multiple felony offenses, those crimes should matter when determining the appropriate sentence. That principle seems straightforward.When someone commits multiple felony offenses, those crimes should matter when determining the appropriate sentence. That principle seems straightforward. Yet the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission is considering changes to a longstanding sentencing practice known as “Hernandizing,” which recognizes the cumulative seriousness of multiple felony convictions resolved at the same time.