State v. Gonzales

Grosse, J

In the course of a sentencing hearing where the trial court imposes a sentence at the low end of the standard range as agreed to by the prosecutor, there is no violation of the defendant’s right to speak prior to imposition of sentence when the record clearly discloses that he did not seek to exercise that right, but rather, affirmatively expressed his concurrence in the proceedings, telling the court to “get it over with” and thanking the court immediately after the judge imposed the sentence agreed to.

Discussion at sentencing focused on Gonzales’ prior criminal history, especially…