State v. Wood

Pohlman, Judge:

¶1 Defendant Anthony Thomas Wood appeals his sentences in this consolidated appeal from two separate cases. He argues that the district court exceeded its discretion when it sentenced him to prison rather than probation. He also argues that the court exceeded its discretion by ordering the sentences in the two cases to run consecutively. We affirm.

¶2 In August 2015, the State charged Wood with aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery, both first degree felonies, and aggravated assault, a second degree felony, based on events that occurred in May 2014 (the Assault case). The…