Mathew J Cramer, II v. State of Indiana

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the life‑without‑parole sentence imposed on Mathew Cramer for the murder and dismemberment of Shane Nguyen. The Court held that, under Appellate Rule 7(B), the sentence was not inappropriate given the extreme brutality of the crime and Cramer’s poor character and criminal history. Accordingly, the Court declined to modify the sentence.