State v. Gunderson

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Appellant seeks a reduction in her sentence to the presumptive sentence under the guidelines, asserting that such a reduction is required because the trial court failed to provide reasons for the departure. We reverse.

FACTS

This is a sentencing appeal pursuant to Minn.R.Crim.P. 28.05. Appellant was charged in Hennepin County with one count of theft by false misrepresentation and four counts of theft by swindle. Minn. Stat. § 609.52, subds. 2(3)(c), 2(4) (1984). On January 3, 1986, pursuant to a plea agreement, appellant pleaded guilty to two counts of theft by swindle and…