Calvin Merida v. State of Indiana

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court reviewed the sentence imposed on Calvin Merida after he pleaded guilty to two Class A felony counts of child molesting. Applying Indiana Appellate Rule 7(B), the Court held that the trial court's consecutive advisory sentences totaling sixty years were not inappropriate and affirmed the sentence.

Holdings

1. The trial court's sixty-year aggregate sentence was not inappropriate in light of the nature of the offenses and Merida's character and therefore did not warrant appellate revision.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Merida's aggregate sixty-year sentence was inappropriate under Indiana Appellate Rule 7(B) in light of the nature of the offenses and the character of the offender.
2. Whether the Indiana Court of Appeals properly revised the consecutive sentences to concurrent sentences.

Disposition

affirmed