Case Title: State v. McBride

Citation: 189 N.W.2d 485

Docket Number: 

State: minnesota

Court: Minnesota Supreme Court

Date: 1971-08-20T00:00:00Z

Document:
189 N.W.2d 485 (1971) STATE of Minnesota, Respondent, v. Terrence David McBRIDE, Appellant. No. 42229. Supreme Court of Minnesota. August 20, 1971. *486 C. Paul Jones, Public Defender, Roberta K. Levy and Rosalie E. Wahl, Asst. Public Defenders, Minneapolis, for appellant. Warren Spannaus, Atty. Gen., James M. Kelley, Asst. Atty. Gen., William B. Randall, County Atty., Steven C. DeCoster, Asst. County Atty., St. Paul, for respondent. Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and MURPHY, OTIS, ROGOSHESKE, and ROLLOFF, JJ. PER CURIAM. Defendant appeals from a conviction for aggravated robbery, claiming he was not accorded the benefit of a plea agreement. At the time of arraignment and before defendant pled guilty, the public defender in open court advised defendant of the following agreement: Upon receiving defendant's plea of guilty, the trial court imposed a sentence for a term not to exceed 10 years, half of the maximum authorized by Minn.St. 609.245. Defendant now argues that the agreement required a sentence of less than 10 years since the presentence investigation report disclosed no prior record. There is no merit in defendant's contention. The report, among other things, disclosed that defendant was suffering from severe alcoholism and that in the opinion of the examining psychologists he was irresponsible, immature, egocentric, and impulsive. All the plea agreement contemplated was that the court consider the report in imposing sentence and that the sentence would not, in any event, exceed 10 years. The court complied with the agreement and the judgment is therefore affirmed. Affirmed.