Opinion ID: 1727305
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Heading: Johnson v. Fabian

Text: Frank Edward Johnson was convicted of fifth-degree assault, third-degree criminal sexual conduct, and first-degree burglary after a jury trial. The court executed a 58-month sentence and committed Johnson to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections (the Commissioner) on February 6, 2003. Johnson filed a direct appeal of his conviction on May 7, 2003. While Johnson's appeal was pending, the Commissioner ordered that Johnson complete the prison-based sex offender treatment program (SOTP), with the expectation that he admit the offense and discuss the criminal acts that resulted in his conviction as part of that treatment program. In the summer of 2003, Johnson resisted participation in the SOTP because the direct appeal of his conviction was pending and he did not want to admit his offense in treatment. As a result of Johnson's refusal to participate in the SOTP, the Commissioner imposed a disciplinary sanction in the form of 45 days of extended incarceration. On May 18, 2004, the court of appeals reversed Johnson's burglary conviction, but affirmed his assault and criminal sexual conduct convictions, and this court denied review. State v. Johnson, 679 N.W.2d 378, 389 (Minn.App.2004), rev. denied (Minn. Aug. 17, 2004). On June 24, 2005, Johnson filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in state district court challenging the 45-day extension of his incarceration. The district court concluded that the extension of Johnson's incarceration did not constitute compulsion for purposes of the privilege against self-incrimination and therefore denied his petition. Johnson appealed to the court of appeals, which reversed and remanded for recalculation of Johnson's supervised release date, holding that extended incarceration constitutes compulsion. Johnson v. Fabian, 711 N.W.2d 540, 545 (Minn.App.2006). We affirm.