SILAK, Justice.
Joseph Craig Newman pled guilty to four felony counts related to the possession and distribution of marijuana. The district court imposed sentences which amounted to a fixed five-year period of confinement. Newman challenges his sentences on two grounds: (1) during the sentencing hearing the prosecutor made unsworn and unsubstantiated allegations about the extent of Newman's prior drug dealings; and (2) the district court abused its discretion by imposing...
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