Payne v. State

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Gregory Payne appeals the fifty-year sentence imposed following his plea of guilty to Class A felony criminal deviate conduct. We affirm.

Issues

The issues before us are:

I. whether Payne's sentence is inappropriate; and

II. whether the trial court property calculated Payne's credit for time served prior to sentencing.

Facts

On March 8, 2001, Payne was driving in South, Bend when he saw seventeen-year-old R.W. and offered to give him a ride. R.W. accepted. Payne drove to a liquor store and purchased some alcohol, which he and R.W. drank. Payne then pulled onto a…