FOLEY v. STATE

No. A-7514.

9 P.3d 1038 (2000)

Jake W. FOLEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Alaska, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Alaska.

October 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara K. Brink, Public Defender, Anchorage, for Appellant.

Taylor E. Winston, Assistant District Attorney, Susan A. Parkes, District Attorney, Anchorage, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellee.

Before COATS, Chief Judge, and MANNHEIMER and STEWART, Judges.


OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Jake W. Foley received a sentence of 5 years' imprisonment—the maximum permissible sentence—for the offense of felony driving while intoxicated. On appeal, he contends that this sentence is excessive. In light of Foley's numerous past offenses and his repeated failures at rehabilitation, we conclude that this sentence is not clearly mistaken. We therefore affirm Foley's sentence.

On May 6, 1999, Foley...

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