ROGERS v. STATE

No. 45S00-9608-CR-568.

698 N.E.2d 1172 (1998)

Thomas Lee ROGERS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 8, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Stanton, Crown Point, for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Preston W. Black, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Indiana prohibits sentencing a mentally retarded defendant to death or to life imprisonment without parole. We review here, for the first time, the statutory procedures for determining mental retardation in this context.

Background

Defendant, Thomas Lee Rogers, worked for his brother as an electrician's helper. On February 13 and 14, 1995, defendant assisted with some electrical work at the home of seventy-two year old Virginia...

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