Paul Veal pleaded guilty to murder, rape, criminal confinement, and cruelty to animals pursuant to an agreement calling for a sentence from eighty-five years to life without parole. In this direct appeal, Veal challenges his sentence on the grounds that the trial court erred in considering victim impact evidence and improperly found statutory mitigating circumstances to be aggravating. We affirm.
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