State v. Penwell

This is an appeal by the defendant, Ricky Penwell, from an order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County sentencing him on five charges contained in a five-count indictment returned against him by a Jefferson County grand jury. Specifically, the defendant was convicted of aggravated robbery, assault during the commission of a felony, obstructing a police officer, and unauthorized taking of a vehicle. As a consequence of his convictions, the defendant was sentenced to life in the State penitentiary as a recidivist and to lesser periods of time on individual charges. On appeal, the defendant…