State v. Patterson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

The defendant, Franklin E. Patterson, contends that the sentence imposed after his 1987 conviction for first-degree murder was illegal and appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion for an order nunc pro tunc.

The sole issue raised by defendant is whether the sentence imposed is ambiguous or incorrect. In 1987, defendant was convicted by a jury of one count of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated kidnapping, and one count of aggravated robbery. The State sought imposition of the Habitual Criminal Act. Finding that…