State v. Ward
State v. Ward
Opinion of the Court
Gary Ward appeals from an indeterminate ten-year sentence to the custody of the Board of Correction, imposed upon him for lewd conduct with a minor in violation of I.C. § 18-6607. The sole issue is whether the district court abused its sentencing discretion.
Ward pled guilty to the charge, which arose from an incident involving his stepdaughter. The maximum penalty for the crime is life imprisonment. The presentence report shows several prior convictions, both for misdemeanors and for felonies. The report also indicates that Ward
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