Wright v. State

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 49402-0405-CR-405.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Even in the substantial flow of cases reflecting child abuse, Steven V. Wright's appeal stands out. Wright was the stay-at-home caregiver for four very young children, whom he battered and neglected over a substantial period of time. In sentencing Wright on six counts, the trial court ordered enhanced sentences based on aggravating circumstances we now know must be admitted or proven to a jury based on Blakely v. Washington. We remand for a new sentencing hearing.

When the Marion County…