Michael Chambers v. State of Indiana

Following a bench trial, Michael Chambers was convicted of two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor as class B felonies. See Ind.Code § 35-42-4-9. The sentencing range for each count is six to twenty years imprisonment; the advisory term is ten years. See I.C. § 35-50-2-5. In sentencing Chambers to maximum consecutive terms (a total of forty years executed), the trial court found “substantial aggravating circumstances” and noted the following information. (See Tr. pp. 273-76.)

Chambers had a criminal history that included felony convictions for forgery in 1999 and 2001, fraud in 1999, and…