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518 N.W.2d 606

State v. Pittel

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided June 30, 1994

Supreme Court of Minnesota · decided 1994-06-30

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently October 1999

2 state decisions

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Decided 1994-06-30

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TOMLJANOVICH, Justice

¶1(dissenting).

¶2I respectfully dissent because, in the absence of an abuse of discretion, I would leave sentencing to the trial court.

¶3Here Judge Posten departed from the sentencing guidelines. Among the reasons he gave on the record were the amount of money involved and the abuse of trust of the victims. Over $4,000 was involved in the count on which Judge Posten departed. He was in a better position than we are to determine if this was a major economic offense in light of the circumstances of the victims in this case.

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