State v. Alexander

OPINION

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

In this case, we hold that the court improperly imposed a felony penalty assessment for every crime for which the defendant was convicted because several of those crimes were the result of a single act. We therefore reduce the felony penalty assessments imposed by the trial court.

In April 1992, the defendant, Spencer Alexander, conspired with three other men to rob an elderly man. Late one night, while Alexander stood watch, his cohorts knocked on the victim’s door. When the victim opened the door slightly, the three others pushed their way into the house. One man…