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presence of mitigating factors in Indiana

26 Indiana opinions name it 2 courts 1993–2020 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Indiana courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (10)

CaseFollowedCited
Fugate v. Stategreen
ind · 1993 · cited in 17 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 1995–2020
2 sentences

2020A trial court is neither required to find the presence of mitigating factors, Fugate v. State, 608 N.E.2d 1370, 1374 (Ind. 1993), nor obligated to explain why it did not find a factor to be significantly mitigating.

2020A trial court is neither required to find the presence of mitigating factors, Fugate v. State, 608 N.E.2d 1370, 1374 (Ind. 1993), nor obligated to explain why it did not find a factor to be significantly mitigating.

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Sherwood v. Stategreen
ind · 2001 · cited in 11 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2015–2020
2 sentences

2020Sherwood v. State, 749 N.E.2d 36, 38 (Ind. Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 20A-CR-35 | May 29, 2020 Page 6 of 16 2001).

2020Sherwood v. State, 749 N.E.2d 36, 38 (Ind. 2001).

911
Graham v. Stategreen
ind · 1989 · cited in 13 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 1993–2018
2 sentences

2018A trial court is neither required to find the presence of mitigating factors, Fugate, 608 N.E.2d at 1374 (citing Graham v. State, 535 N.E.2d 1152, 1155 (Ind. 1989)), nor obligated to explain why it did not find a factor to be significantly mitigating.

2018A trial court is neither required to find the presence of mitigating factors, Fugate, 608 N.E.2d at 1374 (citing Graham v. State, 535 N.E.2d 1152, 1155 (Ind. 1989)), nor obligated to explain why it did not find a factor to be significantly mitigating.

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Birdsong v. Stategreen
ind · 1997 · cited in 6 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2015–2018
2 sentences

2018Sherwood v. State, 749 N.E.2d 36, 38 (Ind. 2001) (citing Birdsong v. State, 685 N.E.2d 42, 47 (Ind. 1997)).

2018Sherwood v. State, 749 N.E.2d 36, 38 (Ind. 2001) (citing Birdsong v. State, 685 N.E.2d 42, 47 (Ind. 1997)).

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Smith v. Stategreen
ind · 1989 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Id. (citing Graham, 535 N.E.2d at 1155).

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Allen v. Stategreen
indctapp · 2000 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2001–2001
1 sentence

2001“A trial court is ‘not required to find the presence of mitigating factors’ or to give the same weight or credit to mitigating evidence as does the defendant, nor is it ‘obligated to accept the defendant’s assertions as to what constitutes a mitigating circumstance.’ ” Allen, 722 N.E.2d at 1252 (citations omitted).

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Aguirre v. Stategreen
ind · 1990 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
1 sentence

2000Although a trial court must consider evidence of mitigating factors presented by a defendant, Aguirre v. State, 552 N.E.2d 473, 476 (Ind.1990), it “is not obligated to explain why it has found that the factor does not .exist.” Fugate, 608 N.E.2d at 1374 .

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Smith v. Stategreen
ind · 1996 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
1 sentence

2000A trial court is “not required to find the presence of mitigating factors” or to give the same weight or credit to mitigating evidence as does the defendant, Fugate v. State, 608 N.E.2d 1370, 1374 (Ind.1993), nor is it “obligated to accept the defendant’s assertions as to what constitutes a mitigating circumstance.” Legue v. State, 688 N.E.2d 408, 411 (Ind.1997); see also Smith v. State, 670 N.E.2d 7, 8 (Ind.1996) (no error in failing to find mitigation when claim is “ ‘highly disputable in nature, weight, or significance’ ”) (citation omitted).

11
Legue v. Stategreen
ind · 1997 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
1 sentence

2000A trial court is “not required to find the presence of mitigating factors” or to give the same weight or credit to mitigating evidence as does the defendant, Fugate v. State, 608 N.E.2d 1370, 1374 (Ind.1993), nor is it “obligated to accept the defendant’s assertions as to what constitutes a mitigating circumstance.” Legue v. State, 688 N.E.2d 408, 411 (Ind.1997); see also Smith v. State, 670 N.E.2d 7, 8 (Ind.1996) (no error in failing to find mitigation when claim is “ ‘highly disputable in nature, weight, or significance’ ”) (citation omitted).

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Culpepper v. Stategreen
indctapp · 1996 · cited in 1 Indiana opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
2 sentences

1999Culpepper v. State, 662 N.E.2d 670, 678 (Ind.Ct.App.1996), trans. denied.

1999Culpepper v. State, 662 N.E.2d 670, 678 (Ind.Ct.App. 1996), trans. denied.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Indiana. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (1)

CaseCitedYears
McCollum v. State green
ind · 1991
1 sentence

1995Reynolds cites McCollum v. State (1991), Ind., 582 N.E.2d 804, 817 , for the proposition that the trial court may enhance a sentence, impose consecutive terms, or do both in light of aggravating cireumstances, but when it does so the record must show that the sentence was based on consideration of factors of the sentence to the objectives to be served by that sentence.

11995–1995

Statutes the citing opinions construe

IN § Ind. Code § 35-38-1-7.1 (4) IN § Ind. Code § 35-42-4-3 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

IL 142 (1987–2026) IN 26 (1993–2020) MN 8 (2013–2017) KS 6 (2014–2026) OH 5 (1991–2019) LA 3 (1995–2024) MD 2 (2013–2021) TN 2 (2002–2013) CA 2 (1985–1989)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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