Reese v. State

The appellant in this case, Richard Douglas Reese, was convicted of murder made capital because it was committed during the course of a robbery. The appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. On this direct appeal, the appellant contests the trial court's denial both of his motion seeking youthful offender status and of his motion for reconsideration.

The appellant's only contention on appeal is that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to consider any other factors except the nature of the crime charged in denying the appellant youthful offender status. However,…