Berry v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Tony Berry of murder, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West 1998), 1 and class A arson, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-43-1-1 (West 1998), in the death of Kenneth Davis. The trial court sentenced Berry to sixty years for murder and twenty-five years for arson. After entering judgment on both crimes, the trial court “merged” Berry’s convictions. In this direct appeal, Berry claims:

1) That his statement to a police detective was involuntary;

2) That the sentence imposed was manifestly unreasonable;

3) That the court erred by entering judgment on both arson as a…