State v. Biggs

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The defendant, originally indicted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated rape, entered a plea of guilt to one count of rape and subsequently applied for probation. The trial court denied the request and sentenced the defendant to ten years imprisonment. The defendant filed a notice of appeal. Afterward, the defendant sought a reconsideration of the denial of probation. The trial court’s determination that the filing of the appeal divested its jurisdiction to reconsider resulted in a second appeal.

In this consolidated appeal, the defendant presents two issues:

1. Whether…