State v. Kerrigan

BISTLINE, Justice.

The trial court here was presented with the problem of sentencing 20-year old Patrick Kerrigan who pleaded guilty to armed robbery. Kerrigan’s only prior brushes with the law were traffic violations. This robbery was non-alcoholic, non-drug connected. Kerrigan, while being pressed by creditors, was informed by “friends” of a planned robbery of a service station and how easy it would be. Kerrigan participated, and, although he did not brandish it, opened his jacket to display a revolver which was stuck in his belt. The record shows that he had an unusual childhood in that he…