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LAYMAN v. STATE

No. 20A04-1310-CR-518.

17 N.E.3d 957 (2014)

Blake LAYMAN, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff. Levi Sparks, Appellant-Defendant, v. State of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

September 12, 2014.

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 L. 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.

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

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

OPINION

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

In this consolidated appeal, Blake Layman and Levi Sparks appeal their convictions for felony murder1 as well as the sentences imposed thereon. We affirm in part and remand with instructions.

Issues

Layman and Sparks raise the following issues:

I. Whether their convictions and sentences violate the United States and Indiana Constitutions; II. Whether...

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