Strong v. State

Raymond Strong was convicted following trial of aggravated battery on a pregnant person and false imprisonment and brings this appeal. We affirm his convictions without further discussion. However, because we agree with Strong that the trial judge fundamentally erred when she injected Strong's failure to show remorse as a factor in sentencing, we vacate the sentences and remand for resentencing before a different judge.

Strong testified at trial that he did not touch the victim and essentially was not present when the victim was injured. The jury found otherwise, and the trial judge deferred…