Jackson v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found Donald Lee Jackson guilty of robbery, a class A felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (West 1986) kidnapping, a class A felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-38-2 (West 1986); murder, a felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1(1) (West 1986); and two counts of felony murder, a felony, Ind.Code § 85-42-1-1(2) (West 1986). The jury recommended against the death penalty. The Court noted the jury's recommendation but sentenced Jackson to death. It also imposed sentences totaling 100 years in prison.

The evidence presented at trial showed that on the morning of October 9, 1986, Michelle Seagraves…