State v. Wood

CLARK, Judge.

Carl Wood was charged with the offense of assault in the second degree by means of a dangerous instrument. In a hearing immediately before trial, the court found Wood to be a prior offender and therefore subject to sentence by the court. Trial was thereafter had before a jury which was instructed, not only on the elements of the offense, but on the applicable ranges of punishment. A verdict of guilty together with a sentence of two years was returned. The court imposed a sentence of five years.

On this appeal, Wood raises four points, none of which questions the sufficiency of the…