Huff v. State

OPINION

DIMOND, Justice Pro Tern.

This is a sentence appeal.

Darryl Huff, at twenty-four years of age, is a heroin addict. He was indicted on four counts of selling the narcotic drug heroin, in violation of AS 17.10.010. 1 Under the terms of a negotiated plea, arrived at through a process known as “plea bargaining” or “charge bargaining,” 2 the state dismissed two counts of the indictment, in addition to a probation revocation petition arising from Huff’s prior conviction of another crime. 3 In exchange, Huff entered a plea of nolo contendere to two counts of the indictment.

Huff was sentenced to…