Patterson v. State

The appellant was charged under two indictments, including counts for breaking a storehouse with intent to steal goods worth $100 or more, and stealing goods worth more than $5. He elected to plead guilty to a count charging him with breaking with intent to steal less than $100, and carrying a concealed weapon. He was sentenced to eighteen months on the one count, and two years on the other, to run consecutively.

The appellant’s complaint as to the sentences is unfounded. He received the maximum in each case, but he had a long criminal record. We have repeatedly held that a sentence within the…