People v. Young

Defendants, Robert Young and Sam Fowler, were convicted upon pleas of guilty to burglary in Williamson County and, after separate sentencing hearings, were each sentenced to serve from 2 to 20 years. Each appealed separately raising only the issue of the excessiveness of the sentence. Because of the similarity of the allegations of error and the defendants’ joint participation in the offense, we ordered the two appeals consolidated for the purpose of oral argument and opinion.

Both defendants admitted breaking into an auto store. Both were apprehended by the police inside the store. Defendant…