Haas v. State

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 15A01-0405-CR-212

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Nathan Haas challenges his twenty-year sentence for conspiracy to commit burglary, imposed following a guilty plea. He says it violates his Sixth Amendment rights as outlined in Blakely v. Washington. A sufficient number of the aggravating circumstances require proof to a jury that we are unable to say with confidence that the sentence is an appropriate one. We remand with directions to afford the State a chance to prove those aggravators, or for imposition of a sentence of twelve…