Legal Opinion

Schaaf v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 18, 2016No. 85A04-1506-CR-796PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Case Summary

VAIDIK, Chief Judge.

[1] Joshua Schaaf appeals his convictions and sentence for two counts of dealing heroin. We conclude that the State presented sufficient evidence to support Schaafs convictions. However, we find that his forty-year sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of his offenses. Therefore, we remand this matter to the trial court with instructions to impose a sentence of thirty years.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] The basic facts are undisputed. The charges against Schaaf arose from his role in two controlled drug buys. In April 2014, Schaaf drove Randall…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cardwell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Wieland v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Brian M. Marley v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Walker v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Shawn Wilson v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Larry C. Perry, Jr. v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
  2. Arrion Walton v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
  3. Anna M. Bischoff v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  4. Arrion Walton v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2017
  5. Brooke D. Shelton v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019

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