Parks v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Ronald Lee Parks was convicted of robbery in the first degree and was sentenced by Superior Court Judge S.J. Buckalew, Jr., to a presumptive term of fifteen years. Parks appeals his sentence, contending that the sentencing court erred in declining to find, as a mitigating factor, that Parks’ conduct was among the least serious within the definition of the offense. AS 12.55.-155(d)(9).

We conclude that this case is governed by our recent decision in State v. Richards, 720 P.2d 47 (Alaska App.1986). As we indicated in Richards, the distinction between first-degree…