State v. Williams

STROUD, Judge.

Defendant pled guilty to attempted second degree sex offense, felonious restraint, and indecent liberties with a child. The trial court rendered an oral judgment imposing an active term of imprisonment, but thereafter sua sponte raised a motion for appropriate relief, found extraordinary mitigating factors, and ultimately entered a written judgment suspending defendant’s active sentence. The State appeals; for the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

I. Background

On or about 3 May 2012, defendant pled guilty to attempted second degree sex offense, felonious restraint, and…