Johnson v. State

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

Alfredo Martes Johnson appeals his thirty-year sentence for class A felony rape. We affirm.

Issue

The issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in considering matters regarding Johnson's mental illness and alleged remorse in imposing the presumptive sentence.

Facts and Procedural History

Johnson was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age seventeen. On December 13, 2002, the twenty-seven-year-old Johnson had not been taking his medication for approximately two weeks. After smoking marijuana and drinking three forty-ounce malt liquors, he boarded a bus in…