Miller v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Ronnie G. Miller, was convicted of murder and criminal deviate conduct in the 1995 death of 71-year-old Anna Pennington,2 who was beaten, sexually attacked, and strangled to death in her office where she managed an Indianapolis residence converted into eight apartments. The State had sought the death penalty but the trial court dismissed the death penalty count before trial because it found the defendant to be mentally retarded.3 Following the jury's verdict, the defendant was sentenced to sixty-five years for murder and twenty years for criminal deviate…