Cook v. State

Ernest Cook appeals an order revoking his probation and sentencing him to life imprisonment. We affirm.

Defendant-appellant Cook was shot while committing an armed robbery and was rendered quadriplegic. He pled no *599contest to multiple serious criminal charges. Although his sentencing guidelines were for a life sentence, owing to his physical condition he was sentenced to two years of community control followed by ten years of probation.

An affidavit of violation was filed, charging that defendant bit a nurse who was caring for him in the nursing home where he had been placed. The trial court…