Legal Opinion
Abel v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 20, 2002No. 49S00-0011-CR-709PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUCKER, Justice.
Marceilus Abel was convicted of murder and carrying a handgun without a license for which he was sentenced to an aggregate term of sixty-five years. In this direct appeal, Abel raises two issues for our review, which we rephrase as: (1) did the trial court err in denying Abel’s motion to suppress evidence; and (2) did the trial court err in failing to find relevant mitigating factors when imposing sentence. Finding no error, we affirm.
Facts
The facts most favorable to the verdict show that in the evening hours of January 7, 2000, Sam Turner and Michelle Sullivan went to a house…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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