State v. Sproule

OPINION

PATTERSON, Presiding Judge.

Presiding Judge Cecil B. Patterson, Jr. and Judges Rudolph J. Gerber and Jefferson L. Lankford, having considered this appeal, affirm the trial court’s decision.

Javier Sproule (“Defendant”) was convicted of first degree murder. He appeals the trial court’s imposition of a life sentence without possibility of release. Because the trial court did not abuse its discretion, we affirm Defendant’s sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Defendant was charged with first degree murder, a class 1 felony, and burglary in the first degree, a class 2 felony. The state gave…