CHARLTON v. STATE

No. 84S00-9608-CR-00570.

702 N.E.2d 1045 (1998)

Michael W. CHARLTON, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene C. Hollander, Special Assistant to the Office of the State Public Defender, Indianapolis, for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Carol A. Nemeth, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

On August 28, 1995, defendant Michael Charlton was charged with killing his girlfriend, Deborah Carpenter. Defendant appeals his conviction of Murder1 and sentence of sixty years. We affirm both.

This Court has jurisdiction over this direct appeal because the longest single sentence exceeds fifty years. Ind. Const. art. 7, § 4; Ind.Appellate Rule 4(A)(7).

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