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Opinions in Minnesota that cite State v. Van Ruler, 378 N.W.2d 77.
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State of Minnesota v. Da’Monte Si’Quan Lewis-Meghie
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
A district court is not, however, required to explain its decision to impose a guidelines sentence, provided that the district court “carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination.” - 81 (Minn. App. 1985).
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State of Minnesota v. Keng Cha
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
(stating that if district court “considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence,” an explanation for denying the departure is not required).
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State of Minnesota v. Daniel Alexander Albert
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
And “[a]lthough the trial court is required to give reasons for departure, an explanation is not required when the court considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence.”
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State of Minnesota v. Michael Everett Splittstoser
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
We will affirm the district court’s sentencing decision “as long as the record shows the sentencing court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination.”
- State of Minnesota v. Bryan William Demarais Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- State of Minnesota v. Vontrez Trevon Phelps Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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State of Minnesota v. Andrew Gerald Bloom
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
Appellant’s first argument is unavailing because a district court need not provide an explanation when it “considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence.”
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State of Minnesota v. Daniel Franklin Knoop
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
So long as “the record shows the [district] court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination,” reviewing courts generally will not interfere with a sentencing decision, - 81 (Minn. App. 1985), and will reverse a district court’s decision to impose a presumptive guidelines sentence only in “a rare case.” Kindem, d at 7.
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State of Minnesota v. Brandon Bradley Hammond
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
This court “may not interfere with the sentencing court’s exercise of discretion, as long as the record shows the sentencing court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination.” -81 (Minn. App. 1985).
- State of Minnesota v. Kelsey Marie Rutland Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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State of Minnesota v. Justin Taylor Eschenbacher
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
And the district court need not provide explanation for imposing the presumptive sentence so long as it “considers reasons for departure.”
- State of Minnesota v. Misti Dawn Nelson Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- State of Minnesota v. Clarence Jason Bibbs Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- State of Minnesota v. Robert Kenneth Icanberry Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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State of Minnesota v. John Raymond Evers
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
Appellate courts will affirm the denial of a sentencing departure “as long as the record shows the [district] court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination.” -81 (Minn. App. 1985).
- State of Minnesota v. Bruce Alvin Thompson Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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State of Minnesota v. Randal Darrell Jones
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
(“Although the [district] court is required to give reasons for departure, an explanation is not required when the court considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence.”).
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State of Minnesota v. Donald Arthur Zawchenuk
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
Appellate courts will affirm the denial of a motion for sentencing departure “as long as the record shows the sentencing court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination.” -81 (Minn. App. 1985).
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State of Minnesota v. Timothy Michael Leistiko
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
(“The Hernandez method may be used by the trial court, in its discretion, .
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State of Minnesota v. Juan Antonio Soto, Jr.
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
(stating that district court always has discretion to impose a presumptive sentence), rev. denied (Minn. Feb.
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State of Minnesota v. Aaron Joseph Jesmer
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
(“[A]n explanation is not required when the court considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence.
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State of Minnesota v. Ricky Allen Severtson
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
We will affirm the district court’s sentencing decision “as long as the record shows the sentencing court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination.”
- State of Minnesota v. Lashun Miller Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- State of Minnesota v. Lashun Miller Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- State of Minnesota v. Roger Lee Voss, III Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- State of Minnesota v. Roger Lee Voss, III Minn. Ct. App. 2026
- State of Minnesota v. Dayonne Marquis Lachapelle Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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State of Minnesota v. Dayonne Marquis Lachapelle
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
(noting that a district court “is required to give reasons for departure,” but “an explanation is not required when the court considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence”).
- State of Minnesota v. Irineo Ricardo-Cosme Minn. Ct. App. 2026
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State of Minnesota v. Irineo Ricardo-Cosme
Minn. Ct. App. 2026
A “reviewing court may not interfere with the sentencing court’s exercise of discretion as long as the record shows the sentencing court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination.” -81 (Minn. App. 1985).
- State of Minnesota v. Tyler James Kennedy Minn. Ct. App. 2025
- State of Minnesota v. Sharmark Hussein Jama Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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State of Minnesota v. Sharmark Hussein Jama
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
We will affirm the district court’s sentencing decision “as long as the record shows the sentencing court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination.”
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State of Minnesota v. Tyler James Kennedy
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Moreover, “[a]lthough the [district] court is required to give reasons for departure, an explanation is not required when the court considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence.”
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State of Minnesota v. Matthew Joel Hall
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
-81 (Minn. App. 1985) 9 (stating that this court will affirm “as long as the record shows the [district] court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination”).
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State of Minnesota v. Samuel David Teachman
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
A “district court [is] not required to state its reasons for not departing on the record.” (), rev. denied (Minn. Sept.
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State of Minnesota v. Brandon Lee Gardas
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
” see also Delk, d at 428-2 9 (noting that “[a] sentence within the range provided in the appropriate box on the sentencing guidelines grid is not a departure from the presumptive sentence”).
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State of Minnesota v. Philip Kofi Itoka
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
When “the record shows the [district] court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination,” we “may not interfere with the [district] court’s exercise of discretion.” d 77, 80-81 (Minn. App. 1985).
- State of Minnesota v. Lee Daniel Kruger Minn. Ct. App. 2025
- State of Minnesota v. Lee Daniel Kruger Minn. Ct. App. 2025
- State of Minnesota v. Bryant Wayne Paige Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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State of Minnesota v. Bryant Wayne Paige
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
If the record shows that the district court carefully considered and evaluated the information presented to it, this court “may not interfere” with its imposition of a presumptive sentence, “even if there are 7 grounds that would justify departure.” -81 (Minn. App. 1985)
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State of Minnesota v. Timothy Aaron Fierro
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
When “the record shows the [district] court carefully evaluated all the testimony and information presented before making a determination,” we “may not interfere with the [district] court’s exercise of discretion.” -81 (Minn. App. 1985).
- State of Minnesota v. Jermaine Louis Fleming Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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State of Minnesota v. Jermaine Louis Fleming
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
17, 2013); d 77, 80 (Minn. App. 1985).
- State of Minnesota v. Steven Joseph Drahos Minn. Ct. App. 2025
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State of Minnesota v. Devin John Oelrich
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Moreover, although a district court “is required to give reasons for departure, an explanation is not required when the court considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence.” see also Pegel, d at 6 254 (rejecting the appellant’s argument that the district court failed to discuss each of the Trog factors and observing that “there is no requirement that the district court must do so”).
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State of Minnesota v. Kelvin Armando Figueroa-Millan
Minn. Ct. App. 2025
Though a district court “is required to give reasons for departure, an explanation is not required when the court considers reasons for departure but elects to impose the presumptive sentence.” see also Pegel, d at 254 (rejecting the appellant’s argument that the district court failed to discuss each of the Trog factors and observing that “there is no requirement that the district court must do so”).
- State of Minnesota v. Jerdale Lewis Grace Minn. Ct. App. 2025
- State of Minnesota v. Bounhom NA Minn. Ct. App. 2025