Sanchez v. State

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Filemon Sanchez appeals his sentence of forty years in the Indiana Department of Correction for Class A felony dealing in cocaine. 1 Sanchez argues the sentence is inappropriate based on his character and the nature of his offense.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sanchez is an illegal alien from Mexico who has lived in Elkhart for two years. On four occasions between April 9, 2007, and April 25, 2007, Sanchez sold cocaine to an undercover officer from the Elkhart County Interdiction and Covert Enforcement Unit. On each occasion he sold over three grams, making each sale…