State v. Nield

BURNETT, Judge.

This is an appeal from a sentence imposed for a sexual assault upon a ten-year-old girl. David LaMar Nield pled guilty to a felony charge of attempted rape. He was sentenced to the custody of the Board of Correction for an indeterminate period not exceeding ten years. He now contends that the district judge did not adequately state reasons for the sentence imposed and that the sentence was excessive. We affirm the sentence.

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The threshold question is whether any reasons need be given for a sentence imposed in a felony case. In State v. Gonzales, reported as State v. Salinas, 103…