Legal Opinion
Strong v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided January 12, 2005No. 49A02-0401-CR-25PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAILEY, Judge.
Case Summary
Appellant-Defendant - Sean - Strong ("Strong") appeals his sixty-year sentence for murder. 1 We remand for a new sentencing order.
Issue
Strong raises two issues, which we consolidate and restate as whether he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to have a jury determine, beyond a reasonable doubt, all facts legally essential to his sentence when the trial court found certain aggravating circumstances and sentenced him to an enhanced term of sixty years.
Facts and Procedural History
On March 18, 2002, Strong asked his cousin, Dwayne Washington ("Washington"), if…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by22 opinions
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