BURCH v. STATE

Nos. 282S60, 282S61.

450 N.E.2d 528 (1983)

John BURCH and Larry O'Neal Harris, Appellants, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Bielefeld, Crown Point, for appellants.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Palmer K. Ward, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


DeBRULER, Justice.

Appellants, John Burch and Larry O'Neal Harris, were tried jointly, convicted of burglary, a class B felony, and received identical sentences of twelve years. The issues raised on appeal for both are the same. The cases have been consolidated at this level. They contend first that the inclusion of personal statements in their pre-sentence reports was constitutional error and second that their sentences were violative of the Eighth Amendment and...

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