Charlton v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

On August 28, 1995, defendant Michael Charlton was charged with killing his girlfriend, Deborah Carpenter. Defendant appeals his conviction of Murder 1 and sentence of sixty years. We affirm both.

This Court has jurisdiction over this direct appeal because the longest single sentence exceeds fifty years. Ind. Const, art. 7, § 4; Ind.Appellate Rule 4(A)(7).

Background

Defendant and the victim lived together for approximately two and one-half years. On August 21, 1995, the victim called defendant at work and told him that because they were having problems she had placed all of…