PICKARD v. STATE

No. A-6875.

965 P.2d 755 (1998)

David W. PICKARD, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

October 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy Shikles, Assistant Public Defender, and Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

James J. Fayette, Assistant District Attorney, Susan A. Parkes, District Attorney, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before COATS, C.J., and MANNHEIMER and STEWART, JJ.


MANNHEIMER, Judge.

In this appeal, we are asked to review David W. Pickard's sentence for third-degree assault. This offense is a class C felony with a maximum sentence of 5 years' imprisonment. Pickard, who is a first felony offender, received a sentence of 5 years with 1 year suspended (4 years to serve)—a sentence that exceeds the 3-year presumptive term for a third felony offender. Pickard contends that this sentence is excessive. However, as explained...

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