Denovo Defender — Corrected Record, Open Questions
A public, document-by-document record of a corrected Minnesota criminal-history error, the State's written "system error" admission, and the systemic data issue behind it.
Corrected Record, Open Questions
A public, document-by-document record of a corrected Minnesota criminal-history error, the State's written “system error” admission, and the systemic data issue behind it.
The Live Question
Whether a non-violent gross misdemeanant under Minn. Stat. § 609.713 subd. 1 is firearms-disabled under Minn. Stat. § 609.13(1) — a records-accuracy and Second Amendment question now carried by Minnesota Court of Appeals matter A26-1095. The earlier permit appeal (A25-0721) did not reach this question on the merits.
Overview
For years, two Minnesota state systems — the court's public Register of Actions and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) criminal-history database — displayed a single non-violent gross misdemeanor conviction as a felony. On June 24, 2026, the State removed the felony level-of-sentence display from the public Register of Actions. In June 2026, a state legal office stated in writing that the felony level of sentence "was a system error" with "no errors made by the district court."
This site compiles the public-record documents behind that correction so readers can review them directly.
What This Site Is
- A neutral, public-record document hub
- Fact-based summaries tied to filed documents
- A place where people who already received the State's § 13.055 data-breach notice can find information and counsel
What This Site Is Not
- Not legal advice
- Not a solicitation
- Not a prediction of any litigation or appellate outcome
- Not a claim that any specific person is among those affected by the State's data issue
Disclaimer
The materials here are informational only and are not legal advice. Dates and exact language should be verified against official docket entries, orders, and filed documents.
Current Posture
The public Register of Actions felony display was removed on June 24, 2026, and appeal A26-1095 was filed in the Minnesota Court of Appeals on June 26, 2026. The scope of any further record correction is the subject of ongoing follow-up. Verify status on official dockets.
Read Case OverviewOpen Questions (Pending Review)
Several legal points — including any class-action viability, data- practices damages under Minn. Stat. § 13.08, the § 609.13 firearms- disability merits, and related constitutional questions — remain under independent legal review and are not resolved here.
Why Records Accuracy Matters Statewide
A confirmed, signed state report describes a multi-year defect in the public criminal-history system that, by the State's own reporting, affected hundreds of records distributed to commercial vendors. Accurate records are a statewide concern, not a single-case grievance.
Counsel Quick Brief
- Records-accuracy core: a single non-violent gross misdemeanor displayed as a felony across two state systems.
- State admission: a written “system error” acknowledgment with “no errors made by the district court.”
- Current posture: public felony display removed June 24, 2026; appeal A26-1095 filed in the Minnesota Court of Appeals June 26, 2026.
- Open questions: the § 609.13 firearms-disability merits and any data-practices remedies remain under independent review.