Brochu v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court affirmed the denial of Brochu’s postconviction motion, concluding that his challenge to the prior sentencing decision was procedurally barred and that his remaining claims lacked merit. The Court held that the sentencing court could consider excessive cruelty, that any departure from voluntary sentencing guidelines did not invalidate a sentence within statutory limits, and that Brochu’s guilty-plea representations bound him absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.