Neale v. State

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Robert L. Neale seeks our review and revision of his 50-year sen*636tence imposed for child molesting. The principal reason the trial court increased the sentence beyond the standard 30-year sentence for this crime was Neale’s prior criminal history. We conclude that his criminal history, which consists entirely of misdemeanor convictions, does not justify a 20-year increase in his sentence and revise his sentence to 40 years. '

Background

Robert L. Neale lived with a woman and her daughter, M.S. During the fall of 2000, Neale had sexual intercourse with then 12-year-old…