Ruiz v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Afredo D. Ruiz, was sentenced to the maximum of twenty years after pleading guilty to child molestation, a Class B felony. The presumptive sentence for a Class B felony is ten years. Ind.Code § 35-50-2-5 (2004). Ruiz, twenty years old at the time of the crime, had sexual intercourse with a thirteen-year-old girl who deseribed their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. The sole aggravating cireumstance was Ruiz's four prior alcohol related mis demeanors. We hold that Ruiz's sentence is inappropriate in light of the lack of more severe aggravating cireumstances and the…