Coles v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Shane Daniel Coles appeals the 5-year sentence he received for felony driving while intoxicated. A 5-year term is the maximum term for this offense. Under Alaska law, before a sentencing judge can impose a maximum sentence, the judge must find that the defendant is a “worst offender” as that term is defined in State v. Wortham, 537 P.2d 1117, 1120 (Alaska 1975) and Napayonak v. State, 793 P.2d 1059, 1062 (Alaska App.1990). Coles asserts that his sentencing judge erred in finding him to be a worst offender. We conclude that the record supports the sentencing judge’s…