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STATE v. LAW

No. C5-00-998.

620 N.W.2d 562 (2000)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Jeffrey Douglas LAW, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied December 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Hatch, Attorney General, and Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney, Jeanne L. Schleh, Assistant County Attorney, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

Thomas C. Plunkett, Mark K. Thompson, Dudley and Smith, P.A., St. Paul, MN, for respondent.

Considered and decided by WILLIS, Presiding Judge, CRIPPEN, Judge, and HOLTAN, Judge.

OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge

Appealing the trial court's stay of sentence in an attempted-murder case, the state argues that the court erred by imposing a sanction that is "strongly disproportional to the severity of the crime," and takes account of circumstances—namely rehabilitation since committing the crime—that are neither substantial nor compelling enough to furnish grounds for departure.

It is the collegial conclusion of the judges...

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