STATE v. PATTERSON

No. 53121.

161 N.W.2d 736 (1968)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Larry PATTERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 15, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hamilton & Schill, Fort Dodge, for appellant.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., and James R. Martin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


LeGRAND, Justice.

Defendant was charged by county attorney's Information with the crime of forgery in violation of section 718.1, Code of Iowa, 1966. He plead guilty to the charge and was subsequently sentenced to a term of not more than 10 years in the Men's Reformatory at Anamosa, Iowa.

Defendant appeals from that judgment on the ground his sentence is too severe. He claims the trial court abused its discretion in imposing sentence, basing his contention...

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