State v. Bylama

SWANSTROM, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbing a bank in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The trial judge sentenced him to custody of the Board of Correction for an indeterminate term not exceeding twenty years. Bylama’s appeal raises these principal issues: Was it error for the trial judge to sentence him without a complete presentence report, including a psychological evaluation? Was the sentence excessive?

Appellant stated in court that Nathan Harvard Bylama was not his right name, but he refused to divulge his true identity. He insisted on defending himself and he did so, both at trial and at…