State v. Urista

Leben, J.:

Gerardo Urista Jr. agreed to plead no contest for 15 separate offenses, including aggravated robbery with the use of a handgun and discharge of a firearm at an occupied building, in exchange for the State’s recommendation that these sentences would be run concurrently. This agreement would have substantially limited the time Urista spent in prison. Though the prosecutor recommended concurrent sentences at the sentencing hearing, the prosecutor also made several statements that put Urista in a negative light. After both sides had made their presentations, the district court gave…