Cook v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Deangelo Cook appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to correct his sentence. Cook contends that the sentence of life without parole for armed robbery was not permitted under the laws in effect when he committed the crimes. We disagree and affirm.

In April 1993, Cook and two accomplices robbed a bank while using a pistol. Cook was indicted for armed robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The State also charged Cook with being a recidivist, and at trial the State presented evidence of his four prior felony convictions. In January 1994, a jury found Cook…