Davis v. State

These cases arose as separate appeals from Post-Conviction proceedings in which the petitioners sought reductions of their indeterminate sentences for Robbery on the grounds that the sentences are not, as required by the Indiana Constitution, Article 1 § 16, proportioned to the sentence for Armed Robbery. Since the appeals concern a common question of law, we have consolidated the cases for our consideration, in accordance with AP. 5 (B).

On May 16, 1968, Dwight Perry was sentenced in Marion Criminal Court, Division 2, to serve not less than 10 nor more than 25 years, for the crime of Robbery.…