People v. Phillips

ROVIRA, Justice.

The appellant, Earl G. Phillips, was sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment after entering a plea of guilty to first-degree sexual assault, a class 3 felony.1 The sentence was beyond the presumptive range for a class 3 felony, and, pursuant to section 18-1-409.5, C.R.S.1973 (1979 Supp.),2 a no-nadversarial review of the sentence was conducted by the Colorado Court of Appeals. After considering the record and the propriety of the sentence, the court of appeals determined that the findings made by the sentencing court were supported by the record, justified the imposition of a…