Scheckel v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

This direct appeal challenges the trial court's imposition of an enhanced 60-year sentence for class A felony murder. Defendant-appellant Matt Scheckel presents various issues, which we restate as follows: (1) whether the 60-year sentence was based upon unsupported or improper aggravating cireumstances, (2) whether the trial court misunderstood the range of available sentences, (8) whether the trial court failed to consider mitigating circumstances supported by the record, and (4) whether the sentence is manifestly unreasonable. Because of our resolution of the other issues,…