Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1997No. 77S00-9508-DP-950PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
Robert Smith pled guilty to the murder of Michael Wedmore under a plea bargain that called for the death sentence. Over Smith’s objection, we have reviewed his case to assure that the sentence is a proper one. We now affirm.
Facts
On June 30, 1995, Robert Smith, Ronald Lunsford, and Michael Wedmore were inmates in the Wabash Valley Correctional Institution in Carlisle, Indiana. Early that morning a correctional officer heard noise coming from Smith’s cell. Upon opening the cell door he found Smith and Lunsford repeatedly stabbing Wedmore, Smith with a honed putty knife…
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