Legal Opinion
Sears v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1996No. 49S00-9407-CR-608PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON DIRECT APPEAL
SULLIVAN, Justice.
On September 14, 1992, defendant James Sears was charged with two counts of Murder 1 , Attempted Murder 2 (Class A felony), Robbery 3 (Class A felony), Attempted Robbery 4 (Class A felony), Kidnapping 5 (Class A felony), and Carrying a Handgun Without a License 6 (Class A misdemeanor). On January 27, 1994, the jury found defendant guilty of all charges. Upon sentencing, the trial court merged the two murder convictions and sentenced the defendant to consecutive terms of imprisonment of 60 years for Murder, 50 years for Attempted Murder, 20 years for Robbery,…
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