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STATE v. GIVENS

No. C2-95-36.

544 N.W.2d 774 (1996)

STATE of Minnesota, petitioner, Appellant, v. Steven Louis GIVENS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

March 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Richardson, Hennepin County Attys. Office, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Bradford S. Delapena, Office of State Public Defender, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

GARDEBRING, Justice.

This is a sentencing appeal by the state which addresses two issues: whether there exist appropriate aggravating factors to support a durational departure in sentencing and whether a criminal defendant may waive the right to be sentenced under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines.1 We hold that sufficient aggravating factors exist to support the upward departure...

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