Hill v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Defendant Michael Hill appeals from the sentence imposed following his conviction of burglary, a class A felony.1 He was sentenced to (50) years imprisonment, the maximum term for a class A felony.2 This direct appeal raises the following issues:

1. constitutionality of the sentence as punishment for defendant's exercise of his right to trial by jury;

2. reasonableness of sentence; and,

8. absence of court's sentencing statement as order book entry.

The evidence at trial revealed that Leo, Indiana, residents Richard and Joyce He-trick returned to their home one afternoon and…