A sentence of 12 years and 6 months imprisonment is not manifestly excessive for trafficking in heroin over a four-month period as both a wholesale and street-level dealer with a turnover in excess of $50,000, where the offender has a relevant criminal history and no mitigating factors such as a guilty plea. Comparable sentences of 10 years for similar or greater trafficking where offenders pleaded guilty do not demonstrate manifest excess when the discount for a guilty plea is taken into account.
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