RICE v. STATE

No. 45S00-1206-CR-343.

6 N.E.3d 940 (2014)

Ronnie Jamel RICE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Vanes , Crown Point, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, James B. Martin , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


MASSA, Justice.

Ronnie Jamel Rice appeals the trial court's sentencing order, arguing it improperly relies on non-statutory aggravators as a basis for imposing a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Because we believe the order as revised comports with our precedent and does not represent an abuse of the trial court's discretion, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

Rice pled guilty to murder, murder in the perpetration of a robbery,...

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