Bonds v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Jerry A. Bonds, pleaded guilty to murder 1 and conspiracy to commit robbery as a class A felony. 2 The trial court sentenced the defendant to sixty-five years for the murder and twenty years for conspiracy as a class B felony, to be served consecutively. We deem the defendant’s appeal to present the following two claims: (1) that the trial court improperly found aggravating circumstances; and (2) that his sentence is manifestly unreasonable.

Aggravating Circumstances

The defendant contends that the trial court relied on improper aggravating circumstances to…