Combs

Jeanne Combs appeals from the judgment entered following her plea of guilty to soliciting another to commit murder (Pen. Code, § 653f, subd. (b)). She contends: “I. The trial court abused its discretion in its choice of aggravating factors for the determination of appellant’s sentence. II. The trial court abused its discretion in failing to consider certain mitigating circumstances in sentencing the appellant.”

Information contained in the report of the probation officer reveals that appellant had been released on bail awaiting trial in Ventura County on charges she sexually molested 14-year-old Benjamin L., the son of her common-law husband, Richard L. Richard L. had already been convicted of similar charges and was serving a sentence at the California Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo. While imprisoned, Richard L., with the assistance of fellow inmate Bobby Wilson, devised a scheme whereby another inmate, Norman Purnell, who was scheduled for parole, was to place Benjamin under surveillance for three days, then kidnap him from his home and take him to a deserted area near Lancaster where Benjamin would be forced to write letters retracting his accusations against…