State v. Williams

OPINION

PELANDER, Chief Judge.

¶ 1 In this appeal from a natural life sentence imposed after a first-degree murder conviction, appellant Alvin Edward Williams argues that the trial court erred in not making findings on the existence and balancing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances and that its failure to do so violated his state constitutional right to appeal. Finding no error, we affirm.

Background

¶ 2 In October 2000, a jury found Williams guilty of a first-degree murder committed in June 1999. The trial court sentenced him to natural life in prison in May 2001. On appeal, this court…