Ronald L. Sanford v. State of Indiana

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A05-1506-PC-485

In 1987, thirteen-year-old Ronald Sanford and a friend forced their way into the home of Sanford’s elderly neighbors, robbed them, and stabbed them to death. The State initially charged Sanford as a juvenile, but he was waived into adult court and charged with multiple felonies, including two counts of murder. Represented by a public defender, Sanford pleaded guilty to two counts of murder, one count of class A felony robbery, and one count of class B felony burglary, and the State dismissed the remaining counts.…