Clements v. State

Andree Layton Roaf, Judge.

Charles Clements was convicted of third-degree battery, a misdemeanor, in a bench trial. However, at a later sentencing hearing, he was sentenced to five years’ probation and 100 hours of community service, and was ordered to pay a $500 fine and court costs, and a judgment and disposition order was subsequently entered for second-degree battery, a felony. On appeal, Clements argues 1) that there is insufficient evidence to support the third-degree battery verdict, and 2) that the written conviction and sentence he received for second-degree battery is illegal on its…