ELIAS JOSE COSTELLO v. State of Indiana

── ELIAS JOSE COSTELLO v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 20A-CR-02342 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2021 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Weissmann concur Case Summary Elias Jose Costello pled guilty to Level 1 felony rape, Level 2 felony burglary, and Level 5 felony intimidation, and the trial court sentenced him to sixty years in the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC). He appeals, asserting that his sentence is inappropriate because he was age eighteen at the time of the offense and suffers from mental illnesses. We affirm. Facts & Procedural History On July 16, 2018, at around 9:45 a.m., officers with the Lake County Police Department responded to a report of a home invasion and rape.