Legal Opinion
Champlain v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 19, 1999No. 65S00-9803-CR-157PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOEHM, Justice.
Keith D. Champlain was convicted of murder and sentenced to fifty-five years imprisonment. His direct appeal presents the following issues:(1) Did the trial court err in refusing to give Champlain’s two tendered instructions relating to intoxication?(2) Did the trial court err when it sentenced Champlain to an executed sentence of fifty-five years imprisonment?
We affirm the trial court.
Factual and Procedural Background
Champlain was convicted of murder following a jury trial on October 6, 1995. This Court reversed Champlain’s conviction and remanded for a new trial because of…
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