Hammons v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

Appellant Clyde Hammons filed a direct appeal in this Court seeking review of the sentences imposed upon him after conviction of manslaughter, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-3 (Burns 1985 Repl.), plus three other felonies and a misdemean- or. The trial court had ordered the maximum sentence on each conviction and determined that the sentences should be served consecutively.

This Court held that the sentence for manslaughter was impermissibly enhanced by the trial judge in response to what he perceived as error by the jury in not finding Hammons guilty of murder. We…