State v. Ransom

WEBB, Judge.

The maximum term for any of the charges to which the defendant pled guilty is ten years. Prior to the adoption of G.S. 15A-1340.4, when multiple charges were consolidated for judgment, the sentence could not exceed the maximum penalty for any of the charges. See State v. Gosnell, 38 N.C. App. 679, 248 S.E. 2d 756 (1978), disc. rev. denied and appeal dismissed, 296 N.C. 587, 267 S.E. 2d 567 (1979). G.S. 15A-1340.4 provides in part:

If the judge imposes a prison term, whether or not the term is suspended, and whether or not he sentences the convicted felon as a committed youthful…