State v. LePard

The sentence imposed does not exceed the max-

imum sentence authorized by G.S. 14-87 for the offense of robbery with firearms. It is well established that a sentence which does not exceed the maximum prescribed by statute for the offense of which the defendant has been convicted or of which he has entered a plea of guilty does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment forbidden by Article I, § 14, of the Constitution of North Carolina. State v. Bruce, 268 N.C. 174, 150 S.E. 2d 216; State v. Downey, 253 N.C. 348, 117 S.E. 2d 39; State v. Lee, 247 N.C. 230, 100 S.E. 2d 372; State v. Smith, 238…