SMITH v. STATE

No. 77S00-9508-DP-950.

686 N.E.2d 1264 (1997)

Robert A. SMITH, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Smock, Joseph K. Etling, Terre Haute, Amicus Curiae, for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Arthur Thaddeus Perry, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Robert Smith pled guilty to the murder of Michael Wedmore under a plea bargain that called for the death sentence. Over Smith's objection, we have reviewed his case to assure that the sentence is a proper one. We now affirm.

Facts

On June 30, 1995, Robert Smith, Ronald Lunsford, and Michael Wedmore were inmates in the Wabash Valley Correctional Institution in Carlisle, Indiana. Early that morning a correctional officer heard...

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