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Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2 (2026)

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As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.8. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.115; Acts 1979, P.L.305, SEC.1; Acts 1982, P.L.204, SEC.39; P.L.334-1983, SEC.2; P.L.284-1985, SEC.3; P.L.211-1986, SEC.1; P.L.98-1988, SEC.9; P.L.351-1989(ss), SEC.4; P.L.214-1991, SEC.2; P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.98; P.L.11-1994, SEC.17; P.L.203-1996, SEC.8; P.L.96-1996, SEC.7; P.L.220-1997, SEC.1; P.L.188-1999, SEC.8; P.L.17-2001, SEC.30; P.L.222-2001, SEC.6; P.L.238-2001, SEC.21; P.L.116-2002, SEC.25; P.L.224-2003, SEC.126; P.L.85-2004, SEC.11; P.L.213-2005, SEC.7; P.L.151-2006, SEC.28; P.L.140-2006, SEC.36 and P.L.173-2006, SEC.36; P.L.1-2007, SEC.236; P.L.216-2007, SEC.50; P.L.64-2008, SEC.2; P.L.126-2012, SEC.60. Repealed by P.L.158-2013, SEC.653.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 150 cases, 1980–2020 · leading case: Bauer v. State, 875 N.E.2d 744 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007).

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Bauer v. State, 875 N.E.2d 744 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 31× “1991) (noting that when Williams was decided, a habitual offender enhancement required a prior unrelated felony conviction and that under Ind.Code § 35-50-2-2, the trial court was not permitted to suspend any part of a sentence where the person had a prior unrelated felony…”

Simmons v. State, 773 N.E.2d 823 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 22× “Indiana Code Section 35-50-2-2 is known as the “General Suspension Statute.”

Daniel Lee Pierce v. State of Indiana, 29 N.E.3d 1258 (Ind. 2015). · cites it 8× “Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2 (i) (2008). As we discussed above, the trial court found V.”

Woodward v. State, 798 N.E.2d 260 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 21× “Therefore, we turn our attention to I.C. § 35-50-2-2. Woodward contends that the General Suspension Statute does not apply because a crucial condition set out therein is not present on the facts of her case.”

Haggenjos v. State, 441 N.E.2d 430 (Ind. 1982). · cites it 16× “ISSUE V Lastly, Defendant contends that the trial court erred in its belief that a sentence imposed upon a conviction for Attempted Murder was not suspendable under Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2 (Burns 1979), which precludes suspension of a sentence upon a conviction for Murder.”

Boggs v. State, 928 N.E.2d 855 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “Under (b)(8)(B), the felony offense for which the State seeks to have a person sentenced as a habitual offender must not be listed in Indiana Code section 35-50-2-2(b)(4). See § 85-50-2-8(b)(3)(B).”

Fassoth v. State, 525 N.E.2d 318 (Ind. 1988). · cites it 8× “Also they assert that Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2 is unconstitutional because it prohibits the trial court from considering their personal backgrounds in sentencing or suspending their sentences.”

Helsley v. State, 809 N.E.2d 292 (Ind. 2004). · cites it 4× “Indiana Code § 35-50-2-2(a) generally provides that the sentencing court "may suspend any part of a sentence for a felony.”

Shaffer v. State, 755 N.E.2d 1193 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 10× “Indiana Code § 35-50-2-2 governs when a trial court can suspend a sentence for a felony.”

Saintignon v. State, 749 N.E.2d 1134 (Ind. 2001). · cites it 8× “The Legislature has adopted a statute, Ind.Code § 35-50-2-2, which permits trial court judges to suspend the sentences of adult offenders.”

Morgan v. State, 675 N.E.2d 1067 (Ind. 1996). · cites it 4× “Under Indiana Code § 35-50-2-2, a court wishing to suspend part of a defendant’s sentence for the Class A felony of Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Deliver may “suspend only that part of the sentence that is in excess of the minimum sentence.” I.C. § 35-50-2-2(b)(4). The…”

Laney v. State, 868 N.E.2d 561 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 6× “After hearing the argument of counsel, the trial court concluded that Laney’s sentence could not be entirely suspended, pursuant to Indiana Code Section 35-50-2-2’s limitation on suspension of sentences for certain crimes, including Class B felony child molesting.”

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— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(2) — 1 case

Carter v. State, 467 N.E.2d 694 (Ind. 1984).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(a) — 8 cases

Helsley v. State, 809 N.E.2d 292 (Ind. 2004). “Indiana Code § 35-50-2-2(a) generally provides that the sentencing court "may suspend any part of a sentence for a felony.”

Bauer v. State, 875 N.E.2d 744 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). “1991) (noting that when Williams was decided, a habitual offender enhancement required a prior unrelated felony conviction and that under Ind.Code § 35-50-2-2, the trial court was not permitted to suspend any part of a sentence where the person had a prior unrelated felony…”

Nguyen v. State, 837 N.E.2d 153 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005).

Laney v. State, 868 N.E.2d 561 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). “After hearing the argument of counsel, the trial court concluded that Laney’s sentence could not be entirely suspended, pursuant to Indiana Code Section 35-50-2-2’s limitation on suspension of sentences for certain crimes, including Class B felony child molesting.”

Davis v. State, 398 N.E.2d 704 (Ind. Ct. App. 1980).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(a)(2) — 1 case

Koehler v. State, 499 N.E.2d 196 (Ind. 1986).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(a)(l) — 1 case

Abercrombie v. State, 441 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. 1982).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b) — 16 cases

Scott v. State, 840 N.E.2d 376 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006).

Bedwell v. State, 481 N.E.2d 1090 (Ind. 1985).

Patterson v. State, 926 N.E.2d 90 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).

Firestone v. State, 774 N.E.2d 109 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(1) — 6 cases

Gardiner v. State, 928 N.E.2d 194 (Ind. 2010).

Petty v. State, 532 N.E.2d 610 (Ind. 1989).

Gardiner v. State, 903 N.E.2d 552 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).

State v. Thomas, 827 N.E.2d 577 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005).

Kenneth S. Marshall v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2015).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(2) — 6 cases

Sanquenetti v. State, 917 N.E.2d 1287 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).

Wolf v. State, 793 N.E.2d 328 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003).

Williams v. State, 541 N.E.2d 921 (Ind. 1989).

Dyer v. State, 714 N.E.2d 229 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(3) — 4 cases

Woodward v. State, 798 N.E.2d 260 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “Therefore, we turn our attention to I.C. § 35-50-2-2. Woodward contends that the General Suspension Statute does not apply because a crucial condition set out therein is not present on the facts of her case.”

Ronald D. Tiede v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).

Kristen Shane Lester v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2014).

Kevin R. Harris v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2013).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4) — 21 cases

Boggs v. State, 928 N.E.2d 855 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010). “Under (b)(8)(B), the felony offense for which the State seeks to have a person sentenced as a habitual offender must not be listed in Indiana Code section 35-50-2-2(b)(4). See § 85-50-2-8(b)(3)(B).”

Graham v. State, 941 N.E.2d 1091 (Ind. Ct. App. 2011).

Weiss v. State, 903 N.E.2d 557 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).

Shepherd v. State, 924 N.E.2d 1274 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).

Williams v. State, 834 N.E.2d 225 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4)(0) — 2 cases

Johnican v. State, 804 N.E.2d 211 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004).

Turner v. State, 878 N.E.2d 286 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4)(A) — 3 cases

Angleton v. State, 714 N.E.2d 156 (Ind. 1999).

Nguyen v. State, 837 N.E.2d 153 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005).

Johnston v. State, 702 N.E.2d 1085 (Ind. Ct. App. 1998).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4)(H) — 1 case

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4)(I) — 4 cases

Kennedy v. State, 934 N.E.2d 779 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).

Ashby v. State, 904 N.E.2d 361 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).

Strong v. State, 903 N.E.2d 164 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).

Jassel Lopez v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2014).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4)(L) — 1 case

Ruble v. State, 859 N.E.2d 338 (Ind. 2007).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4)(O) — 1 case

Winbush v. State, 776 N.E.2d 1219 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4)(Q) — 3 cases

Simmons v. State, 773 N.E.2d 823 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002). “Indiana Code Section 35-50-2-2 is known as the “General Suspension Statute.”

Slinkard v. State, 807 N.E.2d 127 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4)(R) — 2 cases

Young v. State, 901 N.E.2d 624 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(4d) — 1 case

Seeley v. State, 936 N.E.2d 863 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(8) — 4 cases

Hill v. State, 751 N.E.2d 273 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001).

Kilgore v. State, 922 N.E.2d 114 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010).

Snider v. State, 753 N.E.2d 721 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(b)(l) — 1 case

Kevin Moss v. State of Indiana, 6 N.E.3d 958 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(c) — 12 cases

Shaffer v. State, 755 N.E.2d 1193 (Ind. Ct. App. 2001). “Indiana Code § 35-50-2-2 governs when a trial court can suspend a sentence for a felony.”

Smith v. State, 610 N.E.2d 265 (Ind. Ct. App. 1993).

Joey Jennings v. State of Indiana, 982 N.E.2d 1003 (Ind. 2013).

Saintignon v. State, 749 N.E.2d 1134 (Ind. 2001). “The Legislature has adopted a statute, Ind.Code § 35-50-2-2, which permits trial court judges to suspend the sentences of adult offenders.”

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(e) — 2 cases

Nguyen v. State, 837 N.E.2d 153 (Ind. Ct. App. 2005).

Terry L. Lacroix v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2014).

— Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2(i) — 9 cases

Daniel Lee Pierce v. State of Indiana, 29 N.E.3d 1258 (Ind. 2015). “Ind. Code § 35-50-2-2 (i) (2008). As we discussed above, the trial court found V.”

Suarez v. State, 967 N.E.2d 552 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).

Jason D. Miller v. State of Indiana, 943 N.E.2d 348 (Ind. 2011).

Rodney J. McGuire v. State of Indiana, 77 N.E.3d 1198 (Ind. 2017).

Rodney Joe McGuire v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2017).

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