Malenchik v. State

How courts have described this case

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• holding the district court did not abuse its discretion in considering risk assessment information
• analyzing sentencing court's use of \scoring models\ or \assessment tools\ known as Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) and Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI)
• observing \sentencing decision was clearly based on factors apart from the defendant's LSI-R and SASSI results\
• affirming sentence because trial court did not rely on risk assessments as an aggravating factor
• encouraging the use of evidence based offender assessment instruments at sentencing
• encouraging the use of evidence based offender assessment instruments at sentencing

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