Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 11, 2006No. 49A05-0601-CR-18PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Angelic Davis appeals from the sentence imposed on her convictions for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (OVWI), 1 a class C felony and Criminal Recklessness, 2 a class A misdemeanor. We find that the trial court improperly used an element of the OVWI offense as an aggravating circumstance and that her sentence of eight years with two years suspended is inappropriate in light of her character. Thus, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand with instructions to revise Davis's sentence to four years with whatever time remains on her…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Smylie v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Francis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Powell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. Rodriguez v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Spitler v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  2. Pedraza v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. Pedraza v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007

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