State v. Mortland

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

This appeal questions whether severe aggravating circumstances justified the imposition of a sentence trebling the presumptive sentences for criminal sexual assault of a six-year old girl and assault of a seven-year old boy, plus consecutive sentences for kidnapping convictions arising out of the same incident. Appellant also claims the police lacked probable cause for his arrest. We affirm but modify the sentence to twice the presumptive sentence for assault of the boy and to concurrent sentencing for the kidnapping convictions.

FACTS

On July 2, 1985, six-year old S.S.…