State v. Krause

[¶1.] Twin brothers Ryan Alan Krause and Brian Michael Krause appeal the circuit court’s imposition of four consecutive, two-year sentences on each brother for multiple convictions of unlawfully using a computer system. The Krauses first argue their sentences violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. They also argue the circuit court erred by deviating from presumptive sentences of probation for these offenses and in failing to state the aggravating circumstances justifying such deviation. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

[¶2.] In 2014, the Krauses…