Legal Opinion
Blake Layman & Levi Sparks v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 18, 2015No. 20S04-1509-CR-548PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 20A04-1310-CR-518
RUCKER, Justice.
In this consolidated appeal juvenile cohorts Blake Layman and Levi Sparks challenge their .convictions for felony murder in the perpetration of a burglary. We remand this cause to the trial court for further proceedings.
Facts and Procedural History
On the morning of October 3, 2012 sixteen-year-old Blake Layman and seventeen-year-old Levi Sparks were present at the home of sixteen-year-old Jose Quiroz. At some point, the trio discussed committing burglary in the neighborhood. They decided to search…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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