Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 35-50-2-4.5 (2026)
Level 2 felony
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 4.5. A person who commits a Level 2 felony shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of between ten (10) and thirty (30) years, with the advisory sentence being seventeen and one-half (17 1/2) years. In addition, the person may be fined not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
As added by P.L.158-2013, SEC.656.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: Brian M. Marley v. State of Indiana, 17 N.E.3d 335 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014).
Brian M. Marley v. State of Indiana, 17 N.E.3d 335 (Ind. Ct. App. 2014). “Ind.Code § 35-50-2-4.5 (2014). Marley argues that we should consider this reduction in the penalties for dealing in a controlled substance when addressing whether his sentence is appropriate.”
Doran J. Curry v. State of Indiana, 90 N.E.3d 677 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). “Sentence [42] Indiana Code Section 35-50-2-4.5 provides that a person convicted of a Level 2 felony faces a sentencing range of ten to thirty years, with the advisory sentence being seventeen and one-half years.”
Joseph K. Buelna v. State of Indiana, 20 N.E.3d 137 (Ind. 2014). “…most severe penalty for manufac-taring methamphetamine, with an advisory sentence of seventeen and one-half years. I.C. § 35-50-2-4.5 (West Supp.2014).”
Jackie Lynn Rolston v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.), 81 N.E.3d 1097 (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). “I.C. § 35-50-2-4.5. Rolston asserts that her sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense because the trial court “erroneously concluded that the injuries inflicted were .”
Ronnie Ricketts, Jr. v. State of Indiana, 108 N.E.3d 416 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “" [12] The nature of Ricketts's crime weighs against his sentence being inappropriate. As the trial court observed, it was only necessary for Level 2 felony burglary that Ricketts be armed with a deadly weapon when he broke and entered the Rescue Mission; thus, firing one of his…”
Akheem J. Purnell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “I.C. § 35-50-2-4.5. The sentencing range for a Level 3 felony is between three (3) and sixteen (16) years, with an advisory sentence of nine (9) years.”
Keith Sculfield v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “Pursuant to Indiana Code section 35-50-2-4.5, “A person who commits a Level 2 felony shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of between ten (10) and thirty (30) years, with the advisory sentence being seventeen and one-half (17 ½) years.”
Shane P. Cooper v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “Pursuant to Indiana Code section 35-50-2-4.5, “[a] person who commits a Level 2 felony shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of between ten (10) and thirty (30) years, with the advisory sentence being seventeen and one-half (17 ½) years.”
Johnny Dutrayl McSwain v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “§ 35-41-5-2; I.C. § 35-50-2-4.5. McSwain received the advisory sentence for murder, the advisory sentence for attempted murder, and the maximum sentence for conspiracy to commit murder, and his sentences were ordered to run consecutively.”
Gerald Lynn West v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). “I.C. §§ 35-50-2-4.5, 35-50-2-6, 35-50-2-7.”
Todd Norman v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2017). “Pursuant to Indiana Code Section 35-50-2-4.5, a conviction of a Level 2 felony is punishable by ten to thirty years in prison, with an advisory sentence of seventeen and one-half years.”
James L. Cantrell, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “2 Pursuant to Indiana Code Section 35-50-2-4.5, the sentencing range for a Level 2 felony is ten to thirty years.”
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