State v. Warrior

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beier, J.:

Defendant Alesia Warrior appeals the district court judges denial of her motion to correct what she argues is her illegal hard 50 life sentence.

In 2008, Warrior was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder of her husband, Jeremy. The sentencing judge imposed the hard 50 after finding that two aggravating factors existed—Warrior committed the crime for the purpose of receiving money and employed another person to commit the crime—and that tire factors outweighed any mitigating factors.

We affirmed…