State v. Dainard

The appellant, 19 years of age, pleaded guilty to charges of burglary, larceny and taking a motor vehicle without the permission of the owner. At the sentencing hearing, the court had before it an account of the appellant’s juvenile court record, which was furnished by the probation and parole office. Included in that office’s report was a statement that the appellant had recently been arrested on suspicion of burglary but that no charges had been filed.

The Superior Court refused to suspend sentence and grant probation, stating that the circumstances of the crimes charged were such that the…