Bacher v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

On May 26, 1994, defendant John Bacher was charged with one count of Murder pursuant to Ind. Code § 35-42-1-1. On October 5, 1994, the jury found the defendant guilty of Murder. Sentencing defendant to a total executed term of sixty years, the trial judge imposed the presumptive forty year sentence plus a twenty year enhancement for aggravating circumstances. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence. We affirm the conviction and remand the case to the trial court for a new sentencing hearing.

Background

On May 13, 1994, John R. Bacher (defendant) and Janet Odie (victim)…