Eshena v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

In April 1988, a jury found Anthony Eshena guilty of armed robbery, and the trial court sentenced him to life in prison. Eshena appealed his conviction, and we affirmed.1 In August 2000, Eshena filed “A Petition to Correct Void Sentence,” arguing that the trial court’s failure to conduct a presentencing hearing rendered his sentence void. The trial court denied Eshena’s petition, and this appeal ensued. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

As a general rule, a “trial court’s authority to vacate or modify a judgment ends with the expiration of the term of court in which the…