State v. Palmer

The defendant entered pleas of nolo contendere to charges of robbery and burglary. He was sentenced to 10' to 15 years on the robbery charge and 2 to 5 years on the burglary charge, the sentences to run concurrently. The statutory range of sentence for robbery was 3 to 50 years and for burglary 1 to 10 years. The sole assignment of error on appeal is that the sentences were excessive.

At the time of entry of the defendant’s pleas, a second burglary charge was dismissed. The presentence investigation report discloses that the defendant was 35 years of age at the time the crimes were committed.…