Pinkston v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBB, Judge.
Following a jury trial, Deangelo Pink ston was found guilty of theft and auto theft, both Class D felonies. The trial court sentenced Pinkston to a four-year term of imprisonment. Pinkston now appeals his sentence. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
Issues
Pinkston raises one issue for our review, which we expand and restate as follows:
1. Whether the aggravator phase of Pinkston's bifurcated trial, in which the jury found the existence of two aggravating circumstances later used by the trial court in sentencing Pinkston, violated the Distribution of Powers Clause…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
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