Legal Opinion

State v. Tuggle

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided January 31, 1973No. 7317SC80PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

GRAHAM, Judge.

Defendant directs his only complaints toward the sentence imposed.

First, defendant argues that it was error for the court to consider his driving record without indicating which part of the record, if any, was being considered in imposing sentence. This argument is without merit. We know of no requirement that a trial judge identify the various factors that may have influenced him in arriving at a sentence. Moreover, the record shows that counsel who represented defendant at trial furnished the written record to the judge and thereafter addressed the court. His remarks are not a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Colten v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. State v. SparrowSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  3. State v. SpencerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  4. State v. SpeightsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  5. State v. CoffeyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. TolerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1973

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