CARMACK v. STATE

Supreme Court Case No. 21S-LW-00471.

200 N.E.3d 452 (2023)

Amanda Dawn CARMACK, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Filed January 12, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: Jerry T. Drook , Marion, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: Theodore E. Rokita , Attorney General of Indiana, Evan M. Comer , Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana.


Amanda Carmack appeals her conviction after being sentenced to life without parole for the murder of her ten-year-old stepdaughter, S.C. On direct review, Carmack challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing the State failed to satisfy its evidentiary burden in negating the mitigating factor of "sudden heat," a condition necessary...

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