Victor James v. State of Indiana

── Victor James v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-02580 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 11, 2025 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Porter Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Bradford concur In 1990 James was convicted of felony murder and sentenced on February 28, 1991, to death. James appealed his conviction, and our Supreme Court reversed his death sentence on April 29, 1993. See James v. State (“James I”), 613 N.E.2d 15, 30 (Ind. 1993). On remand, the trial court resentenced James to an aggregate sentence of ninety years executed. His sentence consisted of a “presumptive forty (40) years, enhanced by thirty (30) years by reason of a finding that he was a habitual offender.