Scott v. State

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

With permission to bring a belated appeal, Travis Michael Seott appeals his forty-year sentence imposed after his guilty plea to class A felony robbery. Scott raises one issue for review. As restated, the issue is: Did the trial court err in sentencing Seott by relying upon an improper aggravating factor and by failing to find that Seott's guilty plea and his mental illness constituted mitigating factors? 1

We affirm.

The facts reveal that on December 7, 2002, Seott approached Bruce Carter outside of a bar in Mishawaka, Indiana. Seott pointed a gun at Carter and told…