Smith v. State

*262On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A05-0609-CR-517

SULLIVAN, Justice.

A jury convicted defendant Michael D. Smith on four counts of child molesting. The trial court ordered four consecutive sentences of 30 years each, a total executed sentence of 120 years. Based on the character of the offender and the nature of the offenses, we revise the sentence to a total of 60 years.

Background

Michael D. Smith married Tanya Smith in 1995. Tanya had three children from another relationship: K.J. and her two brothers. Smith resided with Tanya and her children until 2004, when…