LAYMAN v. STATE

No. 20S04-1509-CR-548.

42 N.E.3d 972 (2015)

Blake LAYMAN, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below). Levi Sparks, Appellant (Defendant below), v. State of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Rehearing Denied December 2, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cara Schaefer Wieneke , Joel C. Wieneke , Wieneke Law Office, LLC, Plainfield, IN, Attorneys for Appellant Blake Layman.

Vincent M. Campiti , Nemeth Feeney Masters & Campiti, P.C., South Bend, IN, Attorney for Appellant Levi Sparks.

Scott F. Bieniek , Jeffrey A. Boggess, P.C., Greencastle, IN, Marsha Levick , Juvenile Law Center, Philadelphia, PA, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth And Children's Law Center, Inc.

Joel M. Schumm , Matthew Hayes , Michelle Langdon , Danielle Teagarden , Shea Thompson , Certified Legal Interns, Larry Landis , Indiana Public Defender Council, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amici Curiae Indiana Public Defender Council.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Ian McLean , Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Ho , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


In this consolidated appeal juvenile cohorts Blake Layman and Levi Sparks challenge their convictions for felony murder in the perpetration of a burglary. We remand this cause to the trial court for further proceedings.

Facts and Procedural History

On the morning of October 3, 2012 sixteen-year-old Blake Layman...

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