Hughes v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Defendant Demond Hughes brings this belated appeal to challenge the appropriateness of the presumptive concurrent sentences, five years of which were suspended, following his guilty pleas to Felony Murder and class A misdemeanor Reckless Possession of a Handgun. The State contends on cross-appeal that permission to file the belated appeal was erroneously granted. The Court of Appeals granted relief to the defendant and remanded for resentencing. Hughes v. State, 872 N.E.2d 180 (Ind.Ct.App.2007). We grant transfer, thereby vacating the decision of the Court of Appeals, and now…