Opinion ID: 2209082
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The co-defendant Snyder's sentence was disproportionate

Text: Under the law, Snyder could not have received the death penalty in all probability, being the non-trigger man, so to speak, nor would the evidence indicate that he encouraged or induced the killing. Without going into greater detail, in all probability the facts as disclosed by the evidence would well have led to Snyder's conviction of that which he pled to and certainly there is sufficient probability to have allowed room for the Prosecutor to have made the judgment that the Prosecutor made with regard to Snyder. Because of this, the fact that the co-defendant received different treatment is not a mitigating factor. J. Finally, the Court finds that other possible mitigating factors specifically mentioned in the applicable statute ( I.C. XX-XX-X-X ) although not contended by the defendant to be present in this case, are not established by the evidence:

4. The defendant's capacity to appreciate the criminality of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of the law was not substantially impaired as a result of mental disease, or defect, or intoxication.