State v. Betts

Ahmaad Betts ("Defendant") appeals from the judgment of the trial court convicting him of three counts of first-degree robbery and three counts of armed criminal action, following a jury trial. Defendant asserts three points on appeal, arguing: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because there was insufficient evidence regarding his identity; (2) the trial court plainly erred in imposing the State's recommended sentence of twenty-two years because the sentence punished him for exercising his constitutional right to a jury trial; and (3) the trial court…