State v. Johnson

OTIS, Justice.

Defendant was found guilty by a district court jury of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.342(a) (1980) (sexual penetration of a person under 13 years of age by a person who is more than 36 months older). The presumptive sentence for this offense (a severity level VIII offense) by a person with defendant’s criminal history score (six or more) is 132 (124 to 140) months in prison. The trial court departed from the presumptive sentence and imposed a prison term of 240 months or 20 years, the statutory maximum. On this appeal from judgment of conviction,…