A sentence of 4 years 6 months' imprisonment (reduced from 5 years on totality) for a well-planned commercial burglary involving $48,000 stolen was upheld where the offender had 47 prior burglary convictions, no mitigating factors, no plea of guilty, and no remorse. The case confirms that personal deterrence is the principal sentencing consideration for repeat burglary offenders and that the absence of any mitigating factors may justify a sentence at the higher end of the range even where the objective facts are less serious than in some comparable cases.
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