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Caraway v. State

Citations

  • 959 N.E.2d 847
  • 2011 Ind. App. LEXIS 1900
  • 2011 WL 5965814

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  • concluding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding Caraway’s history of alcohol-related offenses to be significant for sentencing for murder where he was drunk at the time of the offense
  • finding that when a defendant is aware of a substance abuse problem but has not taken steps to treat it, the trial court may find that the addiction is an aggravator
  • no error when trial court found as an aggravator that Caraway recognized addiction but did not seek treatment
  • “We are not persuaded by Caraway’s argument that he was ‘blind’ to his alcoholism and was therefore unable to pursue treatment”

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Judges: Baker, Brown, Kirsch

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