State v. Blackmon

The only question! presented on this appeal is whether or not a sentence of not less than twenty years nor more than thirty years on a plea of guilty to the charge of unlawful possession of implements of housebreaking, constitutes cruel and unusual punishment within the meaning of Article I, Section 14, of the Constitution of North Carolina.

The appellant does not challenge the validity of the sentence imposed in Case No. 4866. Hence, it is affirmed.

The question posed on this appeal does, however, require a consideration of the sentence imposed in Case No. 4867, in light of several of our…