Carltez Taylor v. State of Indiana

Rush, Chief Justice.

Seventeen-year-old Carltez Taylor was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder,. and sentenced to life without parole (“LWOP”). He appeals his convictions, arguing that the State’s references to his nickname “Looney the Shooter” led to fundamental error, that the State untimely amended the conspiracy to commit murder charge, and that insufficient evidence supports his conspiracy to commit murder conviction. He also argues that his LWOP sentence is inappropriate, violates .the United States and Indiana Constitutions’ proportionality requirements, and violates the…