Staff reviewed
MARQUEL JAMAR WATTLEY V. STATE OF INDIANA
— STAFF
Ordering Wattley to serve the entirety of his four- year suspended sentence, rather than a sanction commensurate with the nature of his violations, was an abuse of discretion. We therefore remand this case for the trial court to consider alternatives that are conditioned upon Wattley’s compliance with mental-health treatment.
Ind. Ct. App. · reversed
Whether executing a full suspended sentence abuses discretion where the probation violations stemmed from mental-health decompensation.
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10980720/marquel-jamar-wattley-v-state-of-indiana/