Legal Opinion

McElroy v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 2, 2007No. 49S02-0605-CR-174PublishedCited by 125 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-0505-CR-381

RUCKER, Justice.

Statement of the Case

The issue presented is whether the trial court abused its discretion when it imposed enhanced concurrent sentences for two counts of reckless homicide and one count of criminal recklessness. Finding that the valid aggravating factor is substantiated by the trial court’s sentencing statements and that it supports an enhanced sentence, we conclude there was no abuse of discretion.

Facts and Procedural History

On the afternoon of July 29, 2003, a paint truck owned by Roland’s…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Cotto v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Mitchem v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Gibson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by125 opinions

  1. Cardwell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2008
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  3. Hape v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Gleason v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  5. Walker v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010

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