Legal Opinion

Trusley v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 24, 2004No. 41A01-0403-CR-109PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Kelli Jo Trusley entered a plea of guilty to reckless homicide, a Class C felony.1 The trial court sentenced her to eight years, with two years suspended. Trusley appeals her sentence, contending the enhancement of her sentence violated her Sixth Amendment right to have a jury determine the facts on which the enhancement was based.2

We remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On February 27, 2001, Trusley operated a day care center in Greenwood, Indiana. *111Ten-month-old Brian Small3 was in her care that day. Trusley told police that sometime around noon she put Small down for a nap…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Holden v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Strong v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Department of Revenue v. There to Care, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Trusley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Kendall v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. Kendall v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. Reyes v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Reyes v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005

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