State v. Martin

In this criminal case, the sole issue before this court is the appellate reviewability of defendant’s sentence.

Defendant pleaded no contest to sodomy in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree. Defendant’s plea agreement was conditioned on a trial judge’s agreement to sentence defendant at the crime seriousness level of 8 under the sentencing guidelines on both counts. Other charges against defendant were dismissed.

Defendant was sentenced for both offenses during a single proceeding. The judge first pronounced sentence on the sodomy count under grid block 8-1 of the sentencing…