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Facts

• The Defendant entered a no contest plea to charges brought against him. He later appealed the sentence imposed by the district court, arguing it was excessive and constituted cruel and unusual punishment. The Defendant highlighted his action of entering a no contest plea, which avoided the need for a child victim to testify at trial, and emphasized his character as a "hard-working man who did a lot of good for a lot of people" (paras 1-2).

Procedural History

• [Not applicable or not found]

Parties' Submissions

• Appellant: Argued that the sentence imposed was excessive and constituted cruel and unusual punishment, despite acknowledging the legality of the sentence and the waiver of rights to challenge its constitutionality due to the plea agreement. The Defendant emphasized the benefit of his no contest plea in sparing the child victim from testifying and highlighted his positive personal character traits (paras 1-2).
• Appellee: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the sentence imposed on the Defendant, following a no contest plea, is excessive and constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

Disposition

• The Court of Appeals affirmed the sentence imposed by the district court (para 3).

Reasons

• M. Monica Zamora, Judge, with Linda M. Vanzi, Chief Judge, and Michael E. Vigil, Judge, concurring, found that the Defendant's sentence was legal and that by entering into a plea agreement, the Defendant waived his right to challenge the constitutionality of his sentence. The Court remained unpersuaded by the Defendant's arguments that his sentence was unjust and excessive, noting that the Defendant had not presented any new facts, law, or arguments to persuade the Court that the notice of proposed disposition was erroneous. The decision to affirm was based on the legality of the sentence, the waiver of rights due to the plea agreement, and the lack of persuasive arguments from the Defendant regarding the alleged excessiveness of the sentence (paras 1-3).