State v. Shay

Defendant, Joseph L. Shay, Jr., as the result of a plea bargain pled guilty to the offense of attempted burglary. He prosecutes this appeal from a sentence of not less than 3 nor more than 9 years in the *349Penal and Correctional Complex, alleging excessiveness of sentence. We affirm.

Defendant, who has a severe drinking problem, has a previous felony record. He has been convicted of burglary on three different occasions and has served time in the Penal Complex. An habitual criminal charge was dismissed pursuant to a plea bargain. The statutory penalty for the offense is 1 to 10 years. §…