State v. Melvin

STEELMAN, Judge.

When defendant did not demonstrate the existence of an extraordinary mitigating factor, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an active punishment for defendant’s two Class C felony convictions, three Class D felony convictions, one Class E felony conviction, and one Class F felony conviction.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On 26 September 2005, Torrain Melvin (defendant) was indicted on one count of first degree kidnapping, one count of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon, one count of…