Commonwealth v. Burtner

WIEAND, Judge:

The appellant, Richard Burtner, entered pleas of guilty to informations charging him with unauthorized use of an automobile 1 and five counts of burglary. 2 He was sentenced to an aggregate term of two and one-half (2y2) to five (5) years imprisonment. On direct appeal, he contends that the lower court abused its discretion by imposing a manifestly excessive sentence and by refusing to consider, during proceedings on a motion to modify the sentence, evidence which he wished to offer regarding deficiencies in the drug and alcohol program of the State Correctional Institution at…