State v. Floyd

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Biles, J.:

Timothy L. Floyd directly appeals his hard 25 life-imprisonment sentence for Jessica’s Law crimes. After pleading guilty to 26 counts of sexual exploitation of a child, he filed a downward durational departure motion, asking the sentencing court to depart from the presumptive prison term based on seven mitigating factors. The district court denied the motion after finding those factors were not substantial and compelling. Floyd now appeals the denial of his motion, adding to his appeal an unpreserved argument concerning cruel and/or unusual…