State v. Gross

AMDAHL, Chief Justice..

The issue on this sentencing appeal is whether the record establishes the presence of aggravating circumstances justifying a durational departure.

Defendant is a 35-year-old man with a record of six prior felony convictions. The instant offense, attempted theft by shoplifting of property valued at more than $150 but not more than $2,500, occurred on Thursday, January 21, 1982, at a clothing store in the Rosedale Shopping Center. When a store employee saw defendant and his female companion, Janice Marie Richardson, enter the store that day, he was immediately suspicious…