Wilkes v. State

Appellant Michael Wilkes’s convictions arose from his involvement in the attempted burglary of a mobile phone store. In the aftermath, he attempted to run over a police officer while fleeing .the scene to avoid arrest. He was subsequently tried and convicted of attempted second degree murder, attempted felony murder, attempted burglary of a structure while masked, and possession of burglary tools. Wilkes was sentenced on all but the attempted second degree murder charge because of the trial court’s concerns that double jeopardy prevented sentencing on both that charge and the charge of…