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Criminal Law : Stealing – Sentencing – Bazell
Stephanie Maniscalco//September 14, 2018
Where a defendant who pleaded guilty to felony stealing challenged his seven-year sentence as exceeding the maximum authorized by law, the holding in State v. Bazell only applies to cases pending on direct appeal, so the judgment is affirmed.
Judgment is affirmed.
Whittley v. State (MLW No. 72111/Case No. ED106222 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Hoff, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Washington County, Martinez, J. (Matthew John Bell for appellant) (Julia Elizabeth Neidhardt for respondent).
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