State v. Patton

OPINION

LESLIE, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction and sentencing for two counts of second-degree assault, Minn. Stat. § 609.222 (1986). Appellant Melreese Patton was found guilty of both counts by a jury. The trial court sentenced Patton to two 21-month consecutive sentences, each stayed on the condition Patton serve 7¾⅛ months in the county jail, for a total of 15 months’ probationary jail time. This represented a dispositional departure from the mandatory minimum sentence law. Minn.Stat. § 609.11, subds. 4 and 6 (1986) (requiring commitment for an offense committed with a…