State v. Sanchez

Larry Sanchez appeals from an order revoking his probation and directing him to serve a previously suspended, indeterminate seven-year sentence. The sentence originally was imposed upon a judgment of conviction for grand theft, but was suspended to grant Sanchez the opportunity of probation. His probation was revoked one year later when he pled guilty to another charge of grand theft. The sole issue is whether the sentence is excessive, representing an abuse of the district court’s discretion. We hold that it is not.

Because of problems he previously experienced in prison due to his sexual…