State v. Ott

Ricky Ray Ott purloined eighteen silver dollars, valued at $190, from the parents of his common law wife. He subsequently pled guilty to the charge of grand larceny. Following a presentence investigation which included a psychological examination, Ott was sentenced to serve an indeterminate term not to exceed seven years. The single issue presented is whether the trial court abused its discretion in imposing sentence.

The presentence report, which the court reviewed prior to sentencing, shows that Ott had thirty-three arrests in Washington in a thirty-one month period prior to being arrested…