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Cotto v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 2005No. 74S05-0506-CR-288PublishedCited by 119 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUCKER, Justice.

Defendant Sixto Cotto challenges the fifty-year sentence he received after being convicted for possession of methamphetamine as a Class A felony. Finding the mitigating circumstances in balance with the aggravating circumstances, we revise Cotto's sentence to thirty years.

Facts and Procedural History

Armed with an arrest warrant for Cotto and a female companion, Indiana State Police officers went to Cotto's home on January 24, 2008. The home was near an elementary school. Several people were present, including the female companion and three of Cotto's minor children. While…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Smylie v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
  3. Fugate v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Wooley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Widener v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by119 opinions

  1. Cardwell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Anglemyer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Rutherford v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  4. McElroy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Hape v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009

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