State v. Burroughs

SWANSTROM, Judge.

John Burroughs, Jr., pled guilty to aggravated battery, I.C. §§ 18-903, -907. He was sentenced to the custody of the Board of Correction for an indeterminate term of four years. However, the district court retained jurisdiction for 120 days. See I.C. § 19-2601(4). Burroughs has appealed from this sentence, contending that the court abused its discretion by failing to place him on immediate probation and by imposing an excessive sentence. We affirm.

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