State v. Jones

ORDER WITHDRAWING AND SUBSTITUTING OPINION

After careful consideration, the Petition for Rehearing is granted without permitting additional oral arguments. However, Opinion Number 3138, filed March 27, 2000, is withdrawn and the attached opinion is substituted.

HOWARD, Judge:

A jury convicted Kelvin Jones of armed robbery and the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 17-25-45 (Supp.1999). Jones appeals, arguing the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to convict him and that the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict in his favor. We…