Wells v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Peter W. Wells was sentenced to a three-year suspended term after entering a plea of no contest to a charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree. The sentence was imposed consecutively to a sentence Wells was already serving in another case. Wells appeals, contending that the sentencing court erred in concluding that consecutive imposition of his sentence was required by law. In this decision we hold that the sentencing court had discretion under AS 12.55.025 to impose concurrent sentences.

The claim advanced by Wells in this appeal…