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Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Mom's murder sentence upheld"
Yesterday's Court of Appeals decision in Magdalena Lopez v. State of Indiana is the subject of a story today in the Gary Post Tribune by Ruth Ann Krause. (See ILB entry here - 1st case.) Krause's report begins:
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the 110-year prison sentence for Magdalena Lopez, who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two counts of murder in the bludgeoning deaths of her sons.Lake Superior Court Judge Diane Ross Boswell, who imposed the presumptive sentence of 55 years for each count in August, said at the time she was not convinced Lopez's bipolar disorder impaired her ability to control her actions.
Lopez claimed in her appeal that the sentence was inappropriate in light of her character -- no prior criminal convictions and an admission of guilt.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 18, 2007 01:47 PM
Posted to Ind. App.Ct. Decisions