Rascoe v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Jason Rascoe was convicted of murder and sentenced to sixty-five years imprisonment. In this direct appeal he contends that the trial court abused its discretion by imposing the maximum sentence and that his sixty-five year sentence is manifestly unreasonable. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Factual and Procedural Background

On January 30, 1998, Rascoe was home alone with his cousin, Brian Parker. Parker was asleep on a couch when Rascoe placed a gun to his head and fired seven shots. Rascoe then called his sister and mother and warned them to stay away from the house…