Gant v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Gary R. Gant was convicted after entering a plea of no contest to a charge of issuing a bad check. AS 11.46.280(d)(2). The offense is a class C felony, with a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment. AS 12.55.125(e). Presumptive terms of two and three years are prescribed for second and subsequent felony offenders. AS 12.55.125(e)(1), (2). Superi- or Court Judge J. Justin Ripley found that Gant had previously been convicted of two felonies. After finding one aggravating factor to be applicable and rejecting a proposed mitigating factor, Judge Ripley imposed an…