State v. Randy Hughs

¶ 1. Defendant Randy Hughs appeals his sentence to serve two and one half to five years for his conviction of sexual assault of a minor. He contends that the trial court erred by: (1) considering his decision to exercise his right to a trial in determining his sentence; (2) disregarding evidence that treatment in the community would be *1184 appropriate; and (3) failing to consider defendant's youth as a mitigating factor. We affirm.

¶ 2. On August 25, 2016, eighteen-year-old defendant had sexual intercourse with a fourteen-year-old minor, C.H., with whom he had been texting for the previous month…