State v. Hanson

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

Appellant, indicted on alternate counts of first- and second-degree murder, was found guilty of manslaughter. The trial court sentenced him to 55 months imprisonment, an upward departure of 12 months, and ordered him to pay $2,000 in victim’s funeral expenses. Appellant challenges the sentence aggravation and imposition of restitution. We affirm in part, reverse in part and remand.

FACTS

In November 1984 David Hanson’s wife, Marge Hanson, moved out of their Stewart-ville home. She was involved in a relationship with Michael Walker which she intended to continue. The…