State v. Grisgraber

On May 3, 1979, the defendant entered pleas of guilty to two counts of larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-122. The pleas resulted from plea bargaining negotiations wherein the prosecution agreed to make no sentence recommendation “one way or the other.” On June 15,1979, after the prosecution had made extensive comments concerning the seriousness of the crimes charged, which comments, however, did not include any specific sentencing recommendation, the court imposed a sentence of six to twelve years for each offense, to be served concurrently. From the judgments…