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STATE v. DENTZ

A18-0068.

919 N.W.2d 97 (2018)

STATE of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Justin Taylor DENTZ, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

FILED August 27, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, St. Paul, Minnesota; and Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Kelly O'Neill Moller, Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota (for appellant).

Michael J. Brandt , Brandt Criminal Defense, Anoka, Minnesota (for respondent).

Considered and decided by Reyes, Presiding Judge; Worke, Judge; and Johnson, Judge.

OPINION

The state argues that the district court abused its discretion in granting respondent a downward durational departure and sentencing him on a felony offense of hiring a minor to engage in prostitution as a gross misdemeanor. We agree and reverse and remand for resentencing.

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