State v. Brusven

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

This is a sentencing appeal. The defendant, who is now 29, pleaded guilty to intra-familial sexual abuse in the first degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.3641, subd. 1(2)(e) (Supp.1981) (having a familial relationship to, and engaging in sexual penetration with, a child, with the sexual abuse involving multiple acts committed over an extended period of time). The presumptive sentence for this offense (severity level VIII) by a person with defendant’s criminal history score (zero) is 43 (41-45) months in prison. The trial court denied a defense motion that he depart dispositionally…