State v. Brandon

GIERKE, Justice.

On May 9, 1986, Robert Brandon appeared before the East Central District Court and entered a plea of guilty to the charge of armed robbery. After the court had accepted his plea, Brandon’s counsel argued that the district court maintained the discretionary power, recognized by Chapter 12-53, N.D.C.C., to suspend any portion or all of Brandon’s sentence because of the particular circumstances involved in his ease. Brandon argued that the court’s sentence-suspending power applied in this case, despite Section 12.1-32-02.1, N.D.C.C., which requires minimum prison sentences for…