Farmer v. State

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-Defendant Shane Farmer ("Farmer") appeals the sentence imposed upon his guilty plea to attempted murder, a Class A felony. 1 We remand for resen-tencing.

Issues

Farmer presents two issues for review:

I. Whether the trial court relied upon improper aggravating factors; and

II. Whether the thirty-five year sentence is manifestly unreasonable.

Facts and Procedural History

On October 9, 2000, Farmer entered the residence of Jim Brown ("Brown"), the boyfriend of Farmer's ex-wife. Farmer accused Brown of mistreating Farmer's child. Farmer repeatedly struck Brown…