Legal Opinion

Buchanan v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 4, 1998No. 49S00-9709-CR-492PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELBY, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of carjacking, kidnapping, criminal confinement, and robbery and was sentenced to 100 years imprisonment. Defendant presents several issues in this direct appeal which we restate as follows: (1) whether the convictions for carjacking and robbery constitute double jeopardy; (2) whether the convictions for kidnapping and confinement constitute double jeopardy and; (3) whether the sentence was manifestly unreasonable. We affirm the conviction and reduce the sentence.

FACTS

On the evening of June 6, 1996, defendant opened Tiffini Aschliman’s car door and,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Games v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
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  3. Games v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Henderson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Brown v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Steinberg v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. Collier v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Hollin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007

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