Justices: law requires courts’ reasons in sentencing
Trial courts must issue sentencing statements that include a detailed account of the judge’s reasons for imposing penalties, such as aggravators and mitigators, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled today.Additionally, the state’s highest court has reiterated that it will only review a sentence on the grounds of abuse of discretion.In a ruling that answers questions left open following the 2005 revision of state law regarding Indiana’s sentencing structure, justices unanimously affirmed a Kosciusko Superior judge’s decision in Alexander J. Anglemyer v. State…