State v. Bennett

OPINION

JONES, Judge.

The appellant, Steve Bennett, was convicted of murder in the second degree by a jury of his peers. The trial judge, finding the appellant to be a standard offender, imposed a Range I sentence of twelve (12) years in the Department of Correction. Since the appellant used a firearm in the commission of the offense, the trial judge imposed an additional sentence of five (5) years. These sentences are to be served consecutively. The effective sentence imposed by the trial judge is seventeen (17) years in the Department of Correction.

The appellant appealed as of right to this…