Griffin v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

' Michael S. Griffin, a defendant with a long history of burglaries and thefts, was convicted of a number of class B and class C felonies arising from two separate criminal episodes in June and July, 1998. For these 1998 crimes, Superior Court Judge Eric Smith sentenced Griffin to a composite term of 17 years to serve. In addition, Judge Smith revoked Griffin's suspended jail time from two prior felony cases. All told, Griffin received a composite sentence of close to 28 years' imprisonment. The question is whether this sentence is excessive. For the reasons explained…