Bentley v. State

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant was convicted, following a trial by jury, of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Ind.Code § 35-1-111-1 (Burns 1975); Commission of a Felony while Armed, Ind. Code § 35-12-1-1 (Burns 1975); and Murder in the Second Degree, Ind.Code § 35-1-54-1 (Burns 1975), as a lesser degree of the charged offense of Murder in the First Degree, Ind.Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975). He was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment, the greatest term being for an indeterminate term of not less than fif teen (15) years, nor more than twenty-five (25) years on the murder conviction.

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