Opinion ID: 371266
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Severity of Sentence

Text: 28 Defendant's final argument on appeal is that the sentence he received on the conspiracy count, four years in custody, is excessive and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. He points out that he has no prior record, and that the trial court made no specific findings justifying the sentence. 29 As stated by this court in United States v. Moreno, 569 F.2d 1049, 1053 (9th Cir. 1978), (t)he matter of sentencing is within the discretion of the trial court and is not reviewable by an appellate court so long as the sentence is within the bounds prescribed by statute. The only exception to this rule is where the defendant can establish that information presented to the court prior to sentencing should not have been considered. United States v. Weston, 448 F.2d 626 (9th Cir. 1971), Cert. denied, 404 U.S. 1061, 92 S.Ct. 748, 30 L.Ed.2d 749 (1972). Since defendant has made no such showing, there is no basis for his claim that the sentence imposed was an abuse of the court's discretion. IV