Charles Stephenson v. State of Indiana

DICKSON, Justice.

Convicted following a jury trial for the April 2012 robbery and murder of 67-year-old Leigh Jennings in Aurora, Indiana, the defendant, Charles R. Stephenson, brings this direct appeal to challenge his convictions and resulting sentence of life imprisonment without parole. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm both the convictions and sentence.

Because the defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, this Court has mandatory.and exclusive jurisdiction over this appeal. Ind. Appellate Rule 4(A)(1)(a). The defendant asserts the following appellate claims:…