Thurlkill v. State

OPINION

ERWIN, Justice.

John Thurlkill appeals from a five-year sentence which was imposed upon his plea of guilty to the charge of selling amphetamines in violation of AS 17.12.010. 1 Thurl-kill maintains that certain improper derogatory information placed in the pre-sentence report tainted his sentencing and therefore the five-year sentence, which he asserts is excessive, must be reconsidered by the trial court.

I. THE PRESENTENCE REPORT

With regard to the presentence report, Thurlkill refers to four basic areas in which the derogatory information is inaccurate and unverified. Specifically, he…