State v. Mattson

AMDAHL, Chief Justice.

A district court jury found defendant guilty of criminal sexual conduct in the second degree, Minn.Stat. § 609.343(e)(i) (1984) (sexual contact where the defendant uses force or coercion and causes personal injury to the victim). The trial court sentenced defendant to an executed term of 21 months in prison, a durational departure from the 41-month presumptive sentence established by the Sentencing Guidelines for a severity level VII offense when committed by a person with a criminal history score of two. 1 The trial court gave defendant credit for time spent in jail in…