Georgopolus 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 trial court required to give instruction when defendant requests a jury instruction on the penal consequences of the two verdict options
• explaining that “[o]nly one aggravator is necessary for the trial court to impose an enhanced sentence”
• stating that if the defendant does not offer a factor to be mitigating at sentencing, it is presumed that the factor is not significant and the defendant is precluded from advancing it on appeal
• requiring the instruction under article seven, section four of the Indiana Constitution (the court’s supervisory responsibilities)
• “[T]he lack of remorse is regarded only as a modest aggravator.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).