Legal Opinion
Huffman v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 2005No. 49A02-0405-CR-424PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SULLIVAN, Judge.
James Huffman appeals the sentence he received following his plea of guilty to two counts of murder. The sole issue he presents upon appeal is whether his sentence violates the rule of law announced in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004).
We affirm.
Huffman was charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Chassidy Joiner, who was the mother of his children, and with the murder of her new boyfriend, Ralph Downend. In addition, he was charged with theft as a Class D felony, carrying a handgun without a license as a Class A…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Bostick v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
3Cited by2 opinions
- Frye v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
- James D. Huffman v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2015