Estes v. State

Edward Dwayne Estes pleaded guilty to fourteen counts of child molesting and sexual misconduct with a minor, and one count of intimidation. The trial court sentenced him to 267 years in jail, which sentence was affirmed by the Indiana Court of Appeals in an unpublished decision. We revise the sentence to 120 years.

Background

Estes was charged with multiple counts of child molesting and sexual misconduct with a minor, and a single charge of intimidation, all arising out of a series of molestations of two victims over a period of years. 1 He soon pleaded guilty to fifteen counts. There was no…