Johnston v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROOK, Judge.
Case Summary
Appellants-intervenors James Johnston and Judy Johnston (“Johnstons”) appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motion to vacate Richard Allen Dobeski’s (“Dobeski”) sentence modification.
Facts and Procedural History
Dobeski murdered the Johnstons’ two children in Michigan City, Indiana on August 31, 1964. On October 22, 1965, Dobeski was sentenced to two consecutive life terms of imprisonment for two convictions of murder in the first degree. Pursuant to a sentence modification agreement between Dobeski and the LaPorte County deputy prosecuting attorney in…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. EdmonsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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- Lockhart v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
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- Johnston v. DobeskiIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
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