State v. Ching

OPINION OP THE COURT BY

TSUKIYAMA, C.J.

Defendant was indicted for the crime of indecent assault on a female child under twelve years of age. Upon his plea of guilty, he was convicted and sentenced by the First Circuit Court to imprisonment for a term of five years, the maximum under the applicable statute. He is now here on appeal, requesting this court to exercise its revisory power under R.L.H. 1955, § 212-14, and by suspending the imposition or execution- of the sentence, to place him on probation.

It appears from the report of a presentence investigation that defendant is approximately…