Indiana Court of Appeals, 2016

O'Shun Untha Grace v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

O'Shun Untha Grace v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
Indiana Court of Appeals · Decided August 19, 2016

O'Shun Untha Grace v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

Opinion

MEMORANDUM DECISION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), FILED this Memorandum Decision shall not be Aug 19 2016, 8:34 am regarded as precedent or cited before any CLERK court except for the purpose of establishing Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Tax Court the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case.

APPELLANT PRO SE ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE O’Shun Untha Grace Gregory F. Zoeller Indiana State Prison Attorney General of Indiana Michigan City, Indiana James B. Martin Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA O’Shun Untha Grace, August 19, 2016 Appellant-Defendant, Court of Appeals Case No. 49A02-1601-CR-69 v. Appeal from the Marion Superior Court State of Indiana, The Honorable Mark D. Stoner, Appellee-Plaintiff Judge Trial Court Cause No. 49G06-9701-PC-3520

Crone, Judge. [1] After a jury trial, O’Shun Untha Grace was sentenced to 115 years for murder, three counts of class A felony robbery, and one count of class A felony Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 49A02-1601-CR-69 | August 19, 2016 Page 1 of 3 conspiracy to commit robbery. On direct appeal, our supreme court reversed one of the robbery convictions, reduced the remaining robbery convictions and the conspiracy conviction to class B felonies, and remanded with instructions “to impose a total executed sentence of 85 years (concurrent sentences of fully enhanced 20 years for conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of robbery to be served consecutive to a fully enhanced 65 year term for murder).” Grace v. State, 731 N.E.2d 442, 446 (Ind. 2000).

[2] In December 2015, Grace filed a motion to correct erroneous sentence, which does not appear in the record before us. The trial court denied the motion.

Grace now appeals, claiming that his sentence exceeds the statutory maximum for an episode of criminal conduct and violates several provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Our supreme court has held that a motion to correct sentence may only be used to correct sentencing errors that are clear from the face of the judgment imposing the sentence in light of the statutory authority. Claims that require consideration of the proceedings before, during, or after trial may not be presented by way of a motion to correct sentence.

Robinson v. State, 805 N.E.2d 783, 787 (Ind. 2004). Grace’s claims require consideration of matters outside the face of the sentencing judgment and therefore are inappropriate for a motion to correct erroneous sentence.

Consequently, we affirm.

Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 49A02-1601-CR-69 | August 19, 2016 Page 2 of 3 [3] Affirmed.

Kirsch, J., and May, J., concur.

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