Constance Anderson v. State of Indiana

How courts have described this case

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• holding that where defendant failed to make an argument relating to nature of the offense, challenge to appropriateness of the sentence was waived
• noting that when considering the nature of the offense, a court compares the defendant’s actions with the required showing to sustain a conviction under the charged offense
• “An appellant bears the burden [under Rule 7(B)] of showing both prongs of the inquiry favor revision of her sentence.”
• “A trial court’s consideration of factors may be evidenced in either the written order or in an oral sentencing statement.”
• sentence not inappropriate based on nature of the offense when the circumstances of the crime committed exceeded the necessary elements of the crime
• appellant bears burden of showing both prongs of inquiry favor revision of sentence

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