State v. Delin

Appellant Michael Delin pled guilty on May 16, 1979, to a charge of possession of a forged check in the sum of $54.54 in violation of I.C. § 18-3605. A similar charge pending in another county was thereupon dismissed. A presentence report was prepared, and a sentencing hearing was held. At the sentencing hearing, Delin stated that he had no ties in the area and that he had been on his way to California when he committed the crime. He did not show that he had any particular job in mind in the area or that he had been promised any job in the area, nor did he show any reason for staying in the…