Jennings v. State

OPINION

COATS, Judge.

Ronald Jennings was convicted, based upon his plea of no contest, of the offense of promoting contraband in the first degree, AS 11.56.375(a)(3), a class C felony. 1 Jennings’ offense involved possession of marijuana while he was incarcerated at the Palmer Correctional Facility. Sentencing was held before Judge Beverly Cutler on August 15, 1985. Jennings and the state stipulated that Jennings had formerly been convicted of three prior felony charges. Therefore, Jennings was subject to a presumptive sentence of three years. See AS 12.55.125(e)(2). The state stipulated that…