State v. Weidenfeller

The defendant was convicted of sodomy and sentenced to 1 to 2 years imprisonment. The sole basis for the appeal is that the sentence is excessive.

The defendant was 44 years old. His prior record revealed only minor traffic violations. The charge of sodomy on which he was convicted here was with a 14-year-old boy. As a part of a plea bargain, another count involving sodomy with an 11-year-old boy was dismissed. The defendant’s statements and the presentence investigation report indicate similar conduct with another boy who was 12 years old. The charge on which defendant was convicted was not a…