Archer v. State

SELBY, Justice.

On July 26, 1995, Jackie Wesley Archer, Jr. (“defendant”) pleaded guilty but mentally ill to four Class A felonies which included attempted murder, rape, and two counts of criminal deviate conduct. On the same day, the trial court conducted a bench trial on a fifth habitual offender count, and, after hearing, evidence that defendant had been convicted previously of two unrelated felonies, the court found that defendant was a habitual offender. Defendant now appeals his sentence totaling one hundred sixty-five (165) years solely on the ground that the court abused its discretion…