STATE v. THOMPSON

No. 8318SC792.

312 S.E.2d 212 (1984)

STATE of North Carolina v. Sherman Arthur THOMPSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Wilson Hayman, Raleigh, for the State.

Graham, Cooke, Miles & Bogan by Donald T. Bogan, Greensboro, for defendant, appellant.


HEDRICK, Judge.

The sole question presented on appeal is whether the court erred "in its findings of aggravating and mitigating factors" and in sentencing defendant to prison terms exceeding the presumptive terms.

Under N.C.Gen.Stat. Sec. 15A-1340.4(b), a trial judge who imposes a prison term in excess of the presumptive must ground his decision on specifically identified aggravating factors "proved by a preponderance...

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