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WHARTON v. STATE

No. 3380.

590 P.2d 427 (1979)

Victor L. WHARTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

February 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent Vitale, Anchorage, for appellant.

John A. Scukanec, Asst. Dist. Atty., Joseph D. Balfe, Dist. Atty., Anchorage, Avrum M. Gross, Atty. Gen., Juneau, for appellee.

Before BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice, and RABINOWITZ, CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, Justices.

OPINION

BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice.

In this sentence appeal, appellant Wharton challenges the superior court's imposition of sentence as being excessive.1 Wharton entered a plea of guilty to one count of possession of cocaine, a violation of AS 17.10.010,2 and was sentenced to one year imprisonment with no time suspended. We hold that Wharton's sentence is excessive.

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