State v. Cochrun

HENDERSON, Justice.

ACTION

Appellant Wesley Cochrun was arrested for distribution of marijuana and hashish. Trial was by jury resulting in a guilty verdict on both counts. Appellant was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of eighteen months and eight years. We affirm.

FACTS

Appellant sold marijuana and hashish to a drug agent of the Black Hills Drug Task Force, a law enforcement subdivision. At appellant’s arraignment, the trial court inadvertently stated the maximum sentence was five years for distributing hashish. In reality ten years was the correct maximum. Howeyer, appellant then pleaded…