Sharp v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant Michael Sharp was convicted and sentenced for two counts of child molesting. The court of appeals rejected Sharp's several appellate claims and affirmed the trial court. Seeking transfer, Sharp asserted a single claim, that the court of appeals should have considered his credit restricted felon status when evaluating his request for appellate sentence review. The Supreme Court affirmed, rejecting the rationale applied by the court of appeals but reaching the same outcome regarding the appropriateness of Sharp's sentence, holding (1) appellate sentence review may take into consideration the potential consequences of an offender's status as a credit restricted felon; but (2) Sharp's sentence was appropriate.
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