State v. Flynn

AMDAHL, Justice.

This is a sentencing appeal by a criminal defendant.

In the summer of 1980 undercover officers posing as fences conducted a “sting operation” in Duluth. On numerous occasions defendant sold stolen items to these officers. When police finally arrested defendant in September, they had enough evidence to charge him with numerous offenses. An additional offense, attempted escape from custody, occurred on October 10, when defendant and a cellmate tried to saw their way out of the county jail in Duluth.

The prosecutor and defense counsel negotiated an agreement whereby defendant would…