State v. Wassilie

CONNOR, Justice,

with whom BOO-CHEVER, Chief Justice, joins, dissenting in part.

From my reading of the record, it appears that the trial judge was trying to fashion a sentence which would allow the defendant’s rehabilitative potential to be realized. The court believed that too lengthy a sentence would be counterproductive in terms of rehabilitation.

After his imprisonment, the defendant will still have a lengthy period on probation. Although, as in so many of these cases, it is a close question, I do not believe that the trial judge was clearly mistaken in imposing this sentence.