Bushhorn v. State
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After an attempted escape from prison, Defendant pled guilty to kidnapping an officer, criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon and resulting in serious bodily injury, and attempted escape. The trial court an aggregate sentence of forty-seven years with three years suspended. Defendant appealed, arguing that the aggregate sentence was inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender under Appellate Rule 7(B). The court of appeals concluded Defendant had met his burden of establishing that the sentence was inappropriate and revised the sentence. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court's sentence was not inappropriate under Rule 7(B) and there was no abuse of discretion.
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