James L. Woods v. State Alaska

James Woods was indicted for the crime of kidnapping and rape of R.M. Woods subsequently pleaded no contest to sexual assault in the first degree. Because the record established that Woods had committed two prior felonies he was sentenced as a third felony offender for purposes of Alaskas presumptive sentencing scheme. The presumptive sentence for a class A offense for a third felony offender is fifteen years. The superior court found both aggravating and mitigating factors and after weighing them decided to extend the presumptive sentence by two years, thus sentencing Woods to a total period of confinement of seventeen years.