State of Minnesota v. David Wokeph Natee

Minneapolis, Minnesota third-degree drug possession criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.







In October 2021, respondent State of Minnesota charged David Wokeph Natee with one count of third-degree drug possession and one count of fifth-degree drug possession. Natee entered into a global plea agreement with the state to resolve the October 2021 charges as well as probation violations in another matter.



Under the terms of the agreement, Natee agreed to plead guilty to the third-degree drug possession charge and admit to probation violations in the other matter. In return, the state agreed to dismiss the fifth-degree drug possession charge. The parties also agreed that Natee would receive a sentence of 41 months' imprisonment for the drug-possession charge and that "no action" would be taken on the probation violations, provided Natee appeared at the agreed-upon sentencing hearing. But, if Natee did not appear at the sentencing hearing, the parties agreed that Natee would receive a sentence of 60 months' imprisonment for the drug-possession charge and his 111-month sentence in the probationviolation matter would be executed. Natee signed a written plea agreement specifying these terms.



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Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.



State v. Natee, A23-1510 (Minn. App. Sep 16, 2024)