GAUVIN v. STATE

No. 79S00-0702-CR-65.

883 N.E.2d 99 (2008)

Michelle GAUVIN, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 1, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin R. O'Reilly, Lafayette, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Stephen R. Creason, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Michelle Gauvin pled guilty to the confinement, neglect, and murder of her four-year-old stepdaughter. The trial court imposed life without parole.

Gauvin's sentence rests in part on a finding that she tortured the child. Gauvin contends she was correcting the child's misbehavior. Parental supervision is crucial to rearing children, but the duration and severity of the pain and...

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