Deane v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Stephen M. Deane appeals his conviction and sentence for murder and attempted murder. He presents two issues:

I. Whether the prosecutor's comments during closing argument regarding Deane's post-Miranda request for counsel were improper, and

II. Whether the trial court found adequate aggravating circumstances to support Deane's enhanced and consecutive sentences.

Facts and Procedural History

On July 22, 1999, forty-seven-year-old Stephen Deane went to the home of his mother Barbara Deane and brother Greg Deane in Laurel, Indiana. Barbara had been living with her…