August 2014 Monthly Opinion
Dotson, Kent R. v. State, COCA Case No. F-2013-801 (August 13, 2014)
(Sentence, Excessive) Term of post-imprisonment supervision modified because it exceeded the statutory maximum.
Holmes, Aaron M. v. State, COCA Case No. F-2013-668 (August 26, 2014)
(Prosecutorial Misconduct; Sentence, Excessive) Plain error found when prosecutor improperly instructs jurors about prior suspended sentences. Sentence modified from life to thirty years.
Weston, Chief Allen v. State, COCA Case No. RE-2013-409 (August 11, 2014)
(Revocation/Acceleration Decision; Sentence, Excessive) Revocation affirmed but remanded for entry of order granting credit for time served previously.