State v. Johnson

STEWART, Justice:

Mills Johnson pleaded guilty to three counts of sodomy on a child, a first degree felony, and two counts of sexual abuse of a child, a second degree felony. The trial court denied probation and sentenced Johnson to a minimum mandatory term of ten years to life in prison for each sodomy count and to an indeterminate term of one to fifteen years for each sexual abuse count. Johnson appeals his convictions and the denial of probation. We decline to address the issue of the pleas, but reverse the denial of probation and remand for a new sentencing hearing.

The victim was Johnson’s…