Davis v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Frank R. Davis, pled guilty on January 12, 1984, to two counts of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.), and two counts of attempted murder, Ind.Code §§ 35-41-5-1; 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.) Under the terms of the plea agreement, the state agreed to dismiss four counts of criminal deviate conduct and two counts of felony murder but reserved the right to seek imposition of the death penalty, Ind.Code § 85-50-2-9 (Burns 1985 Repl.) on the two murder counts. A sentencing hearing was conducted on January 18, 1984, during which both the state and the…