Polly v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Paul Polly was convicted after pleading no contest to three counts of sexual assault in the first degree. Former AS 11.41.410. At the time, first-degree sexual assault was a class A felony, punishable by a maximum penalty of twenty years’ imprisonment; presumptive terms of ten and fifteen years were prescribed for second and subsequent felony offenders. See former AS 12.55.125(c). As a first offender, Polly was not subject to presumptive sentencing. Superior Court Judge Ralph E. Moody sentenced Polly to the maximum twenty-year term on each count. Judge Moody made…