WILLS v. STATE

No. 09S00-8812-CR-983.

545 N.E.2d 571 (1989)

William R. WILLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 2, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Brugh, Logansport, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen. of Indiana, Danielle Sheff, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

Appellant entered a plea of guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter and was sentenced to a term of thirty-five (35) years. The offense was committed on February 13, 1987. At that time, the crime of voluntary manslaughter was defined in Ind. Code § 35-42-1-3 which, among other things, provided that the crime was a Class B felony. On September 1, 1987, an amendment to that statute became effective, which provides that manslaughter is a Class B felony....

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