Legal Opinion

Daniel E. Messel v. State of Indiana

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 29, 2017No. Court of Appeals Case 07A01-1610-CR-2425PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Baker, Judge.

Daniel Messel appeals following his conviction for Murder 1 and adjudication for being an Habitual Offender. 2 Messel argues that the trial court erred by admitting certain evidence. He also appeals the sentence imposed by the trial court, contending that it is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and his character. Finding no error and that the. sentence is not inappropriate, we affirm.

Facts

On April 23, 2015, Hannah Wilson, a 22-year-old senior at Indiana University, finished her last exam for her undergraduate degree and began celebrating with friends that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Randy L. Knapp v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Wilson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Michael Chambers v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Michael Johnson v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Derek J. Tanksley v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  2. Kyle Schneider v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  3. Mark Adrian Hughes v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. Nicolas Rasheed Taylor v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018

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