State v. Shank
Annotate this CaseAppellant pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, aggravated arson, and aggravated burglary. The district court sentenced Appellant to life for the murder conviction, fifty-nine months for aggravated arson, and thirty-two months for aggravated burglary. The court sentenced all sentences to run consecutively and imposed $108,427 in restitution. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in (1) concluding that consecutive sentences were proportionate to the harm and culpability associated with Appellant’s convictions and ordering Defendant’s sentences to run consecutively instead of concurrently; and (2) ordering restitution.
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