Woodson v. State

Jabo Woodson, defendant below, appeals the sentence imposed by the trial court following a jury verdict finding him guilty of robbery with a firearm. The trial court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment with a mandatory minimum sentence of three years for the use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. In addition, the trial court found a number of aggravating circumstances which it felt warranted the retention of jurisdiction over appellant’s sentence. Accordingly, the trial court entered an order stating that jurisdiction would be retained for an indefinite period of time. This…