Gregory Hale v. State of Indiana

── Gregory Hale v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PC-01365 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 29, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Sullivan Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur In the summer of 2009, Hale strangled Jennifer Peak to death. Charged with murder, among other things, Hale entered into a plea agreement with the State in which he agreed to plead guilty in exchange for an aggregate sentence of 45 years imprisonment. At a change-of-plea hearing, Hale confirmed that he wanted to plead guilty and that no one had “forced or threatened” him to do so. App. Vol. II, p. 66. Hale’s trial counsel laid out the factual basis underlying his crimes, and Hale agreed that it was accurate.