Spiller v. State

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge

In 1996, Kenneth Spiller, Jr. pleaded guilty to aggravated battery, conspiracy to commit murder, and three counts of murder. In exchange for these pleas, the State dismissed two counts of attempted murder and its request for the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole. Spiller was sentenced to concurrent sixty-year terms for each murder conviction, to be served consecutive to twenty years for aggravated battery and thirty-five years for conspiracy to commit murder, for a total sentence of 115 years. In 1998, he filed a petition for post-conviction relief, which…