State v. Ethington

STRUCKMEYER, Vice Chief Justice.

Appellant Raymond Everett Ethington was sentenced, pursuant to a plea agreement, to a prison term of 10 to 15 years for robbery. He appeals, claiming that the trial court abused its discretion when sentencing him, and that the sentence imposed was excessive. Judgment affirmed.

The first issue is whether a defendant can waive his right to appeal before imposition of sentence. It is the State’s position that we cannot consider appellant’s claims of error because he voluntarily and knowingly entered into a plea agreement, waiving his right to appeal the court’s…