Williams v. State

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Jerome Williams ("Williams") pled guilty to felony murder in Bartholomew Superior Court and was sentenced to serve sixty years in the Indiana Department of Correction. Williams appeals his sentence and argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it found his race to be an aggravating cireumstance. Concluding that the trial court abused its discretion when it found Williams' race to be an aggravating circumstance, we reverse and remand for resentencing. °

Facts and Procedural History

In 2001, Lara Campbell ("Campbell") gave Williams information about various…