State v. Gibson

The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals reversing the district court's imposition of a sentence of five years' probate with 180 days of jail time as a condition of probation for Defendant's conviction of attempted sexual assault of a child on the grounds that the sentence was excessively lenient, holding that the sentence was not unreasonable or clearly against conscience or evidence.The presentence investigation report in this case indicated that Defendant believed the child to be eighteen years old. Further, Defendant had no criminal record. The State appealed the sentence, arguing that it was excessively lenient and involved inappropriate consideration of an irrelevant factor. The court of appeals agreed with the State. The Supreme Court reversed, holding that although the sentence imposed by the district court was lenient, the sentence was not unreasonable, untenable, or clearly against justice or conscience, evidence, and reason. View "State v. Gibson" on Justia Law