MALONE, J.
The State appeals the district court's imposition of a dispositional departure sentence for James Paul Thomas, who pled guilty to aggravated indecent liberties with a child. We conclude that the district court's findings of fact and reasons justifying the departure do not constitute substantial and compelling reasons for departure as a matter of law. Accordingly, we remand the case to the district court for imposition of a presumptive sentence unless the...
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