State v. Tuggle
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
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…
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- State v. SparrowSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
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- State v. CoffeyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1972
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