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COVINGTON v. STATE

No. 49S00-0501-CR-2.

842 N.E.2d 345 (2006)

Ronald COVINGTON, Jr., Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

February 14, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric K. Koselke, Indianapolis, for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Matthew D. Fisher, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Ronald Covington, Jr., challenges his sentence of life without parole for the 2002 murder of three people. He argues that his sentence was inappropriate and that Indiana's life without parole statute violates the Sixth Amendment. We conclude that imposition of the life sentence was appropriate. Our cases are stare decisis against him on the constitutional claim. We therefore affirm.

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