State v. McMahon

BLANC, PETER D., Associate Judge.

The state appeals a sentencing order imposing a legal sentence and argues that the trial court improperly initiated plea negotiations with the defendant, John McMahon, and also refused to conduct a hearing on the defendant’s habitual felony offender status over the state’s objection. Although the record below supports both claims, we dismiss, finding that a sentencing order imposing a legal sentence is not an order appealable by the state.

The defendant was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and grand theft. The state filed a…