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State v. Soto , 08 (Minn. 2014); Minn. Sent.

The district court can impose a departure from the guidelines “ only if aggravating or mitigating circumstances are present, and those circumstances provide a substantial and compelling reason not to impose a guidelines sentence.” (quotation omitted).

5 “We ‘afford the [district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences’ and reverse sentencing decisions onl y for an abuse of that discretion.” State v. Soto , -08 (Minn. 2014) (quoting State v. Spain , ).

DECISION Appellate courts “afford the [district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions on ly for an abuse of that discretion.” -08 (Minn. 2014) (quot ation omitted).

Reviewing courts “afford the trial court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions only for an abuse of that discretion.” –08 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

Guidelines 2.D.1 (2020); (M inn.

Guidelines 2.D.1 (Supp. 2019)

Guidelines 2.D.1 (Supp. 2017); d 303, 308 (Minn. 2014) (stating a district court may only depart from the guidelines if there is a substantial and compelling reason to do so).

Appellate courts “afford the [district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions only for an abuse of that discretion.” -08 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

4 “We afford the [ district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions only for an abuse of that discretion.” -08 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

(quotations omitted) ( and Minn. Sent.

See State v. Soto , -08 (Minn. 2014).

State v. Soto , , 308 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

d 303, 307-08 (Minn. 2014).

“[A] sentencing court can exercise its di scretion to depart from the guidelines only if aggravating or mitigating circumstances are present, and those circumstances provide a substantial and compelling reason not to impose a guidelines sentence.” (quotations and citations omitte d).

“We afford the [district] court great di scretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions only for an abuse of that discretion.” State v. Soto , -08 (Minn. 20 14) (quotation omitted).

State v. Soto , -08 (Minn. 2014).

State v. Soto , (quotation omitted).

DECISION “We afford the [district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions only for an abuse of that discretion.” State v. Soto , -08 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

“We afford the [district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions only for an abuse of that discretion.” -08 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

“We afford the [district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions only for an abuse of that discretion.” State v. Soto , –08 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

“Accordingly, a sentencing court can exercise its discretion to depart from the guidelines only if aggravating or mitigating circumstances are present, and those circumstances provide a substantial and compelling reason not to impose a guidelines sentence.” (quot ations and citations omitted).

State v. Soto , -08 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

Appellate courts “afford the [district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentencing decisions only for an abuse of t hat discretion.” -08 (Minn. 2014) (quotation omitted).

The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines prescribe a range of sentences that is presumed to be appropriate and the sentencing court “must pronounce a sentence within the applicable range unless there exist identifiable, substant ial, and compelling circumstances that distinguish a case and overcome the presumption in favor of the guidelines sentence.” State v. Soto , (quotation omitted).

3 DECISION Appellate courts “afford the [district] court great discretion in the imposition of sentences and reverse sentenci ng decisions only for an abuse of that discretion.” -08 (Min n. 2014) (footnote and quot ation omitted).