Court of Appeals of Minnesota May 12, 1987, C1-86-2062 (State v. Steinhaus)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

CRIPPEN, Judge.

Appellant disputes whether his offense involved sufficiently aggravating circumstances to justify a greater than double departure from the presumptive sentence.

FACTS

On April 23, 1986, appellant Timothy Steinhaus was home with his five week old son. In an attempt to stop the baby’s crying, Steinhaus struck the infant approximately five times with his open hand.