State v. Williams

This case is before this Court upon appeal of a final order of the Circuit Court of Fay-ette County entered on February 19, 1998. In that order, the circuit court sentenced the appellant, Tara Williams, for a voluntary plea conviction of attempted aggravated robbery, to a term of 50 years in the West Virginia State Penitentiary. In this appeal, the appellant contends that the 50-year sentence is unconstitutionally excessive and disproportionate to the character and degree of the offense she committed.

This Court has before it the petition for appeal, the entire record, and the briefs and…