State v. Baker

Opinion

ROBINSON, J.

The defendant, James Baker, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. On appeal, he claims that the sentencing court improperly denied his motion because it failed to provide him with an opportunity to aJlocute prior to the sentence being imposed. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of this appeal. On October 13, 1999, the defendant pleaded guilty pursuant to the Alford doctrine1 to possession of a weapon in a correctional institution in…