Bacher v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “[b]ecause a single valid aggravating factor is adequate to justify a sentence enhancement, the sentencing court did not abuse its discretion in enhancing the defendant’s sentence”
• holding when a sentencing court improperly applies an aggravating circumstance, but other valid aggravating circumstances do exist, a sentence enhancement may still be upheld
• explaining that a trial court may properly consider as an aggravating circumstance prior arrests and pending charges not reduced to convictions because they reflect the defendant’s character and indicate a risk of future crime
• noting fact that defendant was in a “position of trust” with the victim was a valid aggravating circumstance
• finding a sentence may be upheld despite a single incorrect aggravating factor, if other aggravating factors are present

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

52 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• McElroy v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2007-05-02· cited 177×
• Bryant v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-01-29· cited 76×
• Georgopolus v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2000-09-29· cited 49×
• Davies v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2000-06-15· cited 44×
• Sargent v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2007-11-07· cited 39×
• Johnson v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2000-08-29· cited 33×
• Jose Guzman v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2013-04-15· cited 33×
• Nelson v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2003-07-31· cited 26×
• Berry v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-12-16· cited 24×
• Weis v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2005-04-20· cited 23×
• Hull v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2005-12-30· cited 23×
• Cruz Angeles v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2001-07-16· cited 23×
• Hart v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2005-06-07· cited 22×
• Bostick v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-03-04· cited 21×
• Borton v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2001-11-30· cited 20×
• Sipple v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2003-05-15· cited 17×
• Patrick v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-12-23· cited 16×
• Means v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-05-06· cited 15×
• Vazquez v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2005-12-30· cited 15×
• Caron v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2005-03-31· cited 15×

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Hammons v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1986-06-25· cited 174×
• Widener v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1995-12-28· cited 125×
• Bacher v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-10-09· cited 117×
• Morgan v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1996-12-31· cited 115×
• Blanche v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1998-01-29· cited 105×
• Edgecomb v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1996-11-01· cited 98×
• Archer v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1998-02-18· cited 96×
• Williams v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-12-11· cited 76×
• Harris v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1995-12-28· cited 75×
• Tunstill v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1991-03-21· cited 69×
• Carter v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-10-10· cited 64×
• Wilkins v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1986-12-03· cited 40×
• Owens v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1989-10-20· cited 39×
• Beason v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1998-01-13· cited 38×
• Gibson v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1998-12-07· cited 33×
• Martin v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1989-03-06· cited 32×
• Wray v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1989-12-13· cited 28×
• Crawley v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-03-26· cited 27×
• Cooper v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-11-25· cited 21×
• Smith v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1996-09-17· cited 20×