Games v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant James Games spent a fair amount of time on Indiana's death row but eventually won a new sentencing hearing. In lieu of further litigation, Games and the State crafted a plea bargain under which Games agreed to be sentenced for murder, robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery,. The Marion County Prosecutor dropped his request for the death penalty. After a sentencing hearing, the trial court imposed sentences lasting 110 years.

Games says double jeopardy prohibits his sentence. We hold he gave up such claims when he pled guilty.

Facts and Procedural History

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