Loola v. State

OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon 1 (count I) and aggravated assault (count II). 2 He was sentenced to a ten year term of imprisonment on count I. The execution of a five year portion of that sentence was suspended. 3 On count II, aggravated assault, appellant was sentenced to a consecutive five year term. 4 In this appeal, appellant challenges the superior court’s imposition of consecutive sentences.

The state concedes that the superior court erred in imposing multiple sentences, citing our holding in Whitton v. State, 479 P.2d 302 (Alaska 1970),…