Wynn v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his sentence from convictions of two counts of assault in the second degree, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (PFDCF), and one count of reckless endangering in the first degree. At issue was whether the trial court erred by imposing a more severe sentence than recommended under the relevant Sentencing Accountability Commission (SENTAC) Benchbook guidelines. The court held that the record reflected that defendant was fully aware that the Superior Court was not bound by the state's sentence recommendations, and that he had been twice advised that by pleading guilty, he faced a maximum sentence of seventy-one years of incarceration. The court also held that, where the sentencing judge imposed a harsher sentence than those recommended by the SENTAC Benchbook guidelines, the sentences were neither illegal or an abuse of discretion. Therefore, the court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court.
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