Netling v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

William R. Netling pleaded guilty to see-ond-degree controlled substance misconduct (manufacturing methamphetamine).1 Ne-tling had a prior conviction for distributing cocaine, but that prior conviction was old enough that it did not count for presumptive sentencing purposes.2 Thus, Netling was a first felony offender for presumptive sentencing purposes, and he was subject to a 5-year presumptive term for his current offense.3

At his sentencing hearing, Netling proposed four mitigating factors under AS 12.55.155(d). Any one of these mitigators, if proved, would have…