Hale v. State

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Roger L. Hale, Jr. pled guilty to causing death while operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent (“ACE”) of at least. 15, 1 as a Class B felony. The trial court sentenced him to twenty years, with ten years executed and ten years suspended to probation. As a term of probation, the trial court also prohibited Hale from driving for ten years. On appeal, Hale raises the following two issues:

I. Whether his sentence was inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and his character.

II. Whether the trial court abused…