Renaud v. State

DOWNEY, Judge.

Appellant, William Renaud III, was found guilty by a jury of robbery with a weapon and sentenced as an habitual offender to life imprisonment.

Appellant contends, in part, that the trial court erred a) in refusing to instruct the jury on penalties which may be imposed for lesser included offenses and b) in sentencing appellant as an habitual offender.

We reject appellant’s first contention because there is no requirement that the jury be instructed on the maximum penalties for appropriate lesser included offenses under the crime charged. If either the State or defendant requests…