Sec. 1. The court shall fix the penalty of and sentence a person convicted of an offense.
Ind. Code § 35-50-1-1
Authority to sentence
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case Collins v. State (1981)
Most recently applied in Trevor L. Morgan v. State of Indiana (November 2017)
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.8
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