State v. Kumukau

How courts have described this case

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• determining that the sentencing court abused its discretion when it imposed excessive, consecutive maximum terms for each and every count for which the defendant was convicted
• determining that the sentencing court abused its discretion when it imposed excessive, consecutive maximum terms for each and every count for which the defendant was convicted
• “Prior to 1982, consecutive sentences were not authorized, but the legislature in amending the law to allow imposition of consecutive sentences stressed that courts must be allowed discretion in determining the appropriate sentence for any particular defendant.”
• “Prior to 1982, consecutive sentences were not authorized, but the legislature in amending the law to allow imposition of consecutive sentences stressed that courts must be allowed discretion in determining the appropriate sentence for any particular defendant.”
• listing factors to consider when imposing sentence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).