State v. Stinson

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant claims that the two aggravating factors found by the court were, in effect, one factor, thereby requiring a new sentencing hearing. See State v. Ahearn, 307 N.C. 584, 300 S.E. 2d 689 (1983). We disagree. Defendant had a prior conviction for an offense punishable by more than 60 days. In addition, at the very time he committed the offense of first degree burglary and attempted second degree rape, he was under a suspended sentence for the prior felony conviction. These are two clearly distinct aggravating factors. We find that the trial judge properly considered them in…