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4 departures from the sentencing guidelines “are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

“Consequently, departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

Departures from sentencing guidelines “are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

d 618, 623-24 (Minn. 2016).

“Consequently, departures from the 12 guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

“Consequently, departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.” State v. Solberg

A downward durational departure results in a sentence that is shorter in length than the presumptive sentence and is based on “the seriousness of the offense, not the characteristics of the offender.”

A “downward dispositional departure occurs when the presumptive guidelines sentence calls for imprisonment but the district court instead stays execution or imposition of the sentence.” see also Minn. 6 Sent’g Guidelines 1.B.5.a(2) (2015).

“[A] durational departure is a sentence that departs in length from the presumptive guidelines range.”

“Consequently, departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

“Consequently, departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

“A district court abuses its discretion when its reasons for departure are legally impermissible and insufficient evidence in the record justifies the departure.”

“Consequently, departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.” State v. Solberg

“When the district court gives improper or inadequate reasons for a downward departure, [the appellate court] may scrutinize the record to determine whether alternative grounds support the departure.”6 (emphasis omitted).

But departures “are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

“A dispositional departure places the offender in a different setting than that called for by the presumptive guidelines sentence.”

(citation omitted); (noting that the guidelines seek to “maintain uniformity, proportionality, rationality, and predictability in sentencing of felony crimes” (citation omitted)).

“Because the [sentencing] guidelines’ goal is to create uniformity in sentencing, departures are justified only in exceptional cases.”

Minn. Sent’g Guidelines 1.B.5.a(2) (2022).

Departures from sentencing guidelines “are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

But departures “are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases” because “[t]he sentencing guidelines seek to maintain uniformity, proportionality, rationality, and predictability in sentencing of felony crimes.” (quotation omitted).

“Consequently, departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

Departures from sentencing guidelines “are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

“[A] downward dispositional departure occurs when the presumptive guidelines sentence calls for imprisonment but the district court instead stays execution or imposition of the sentence.”

Appellate courts “review a district court’s decision to depart from the presumptive guidelines sentence for an abuse of discretion.”

Therefore, “departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.” State v. Solberg

“A durational departure is a sentence that departs in length from the presumptive guidelines range” and “must be based on factors that reflect the seriousness of the offense, not the characteristics of the offender.” (emphasis omitted).

Therefore, “departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.” 623 (Minn. 2016).

of Drahos’s motion for a downward dispositional departure, he argues that the district court “fail[ed] to consider the factors that supported” his motion, such as his “positive attitude toward treatment, cooperation with t he police and the court, and failing health.” The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines establish presumptive sentences “to create uniformity in sentencing.”

But departures “are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases” because “[t]he sentencing guidelines seek to maintain uniformity, proportionality, rationality, and 4 predictability in sentencing of felony crimes.” (quotation omitted).

And departures “are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases” because “[t]he sentencing guidelines seek to maintain uniformity, proportionality, rationality, and predictability in sentencing of felony crimes.” (quotation omitted).

Therefore, “departures from the guidelines are discouraged and are intended to apply to a small number of cases.”

4 “A durational departure must be based on factors that reflect the seriousness of the offense, not the characteristics of the offender.” (emphasis omitted).