August 19, 2002, the Indiana Supreme Court vacated...

August 19, 2002, the Indiana Supreme Court vacated Amy Bostick's three sentences of life without parole. The Court held that Bostick's sentences were unconstitutional under Ring v. Arizona because the trial judge, and not the jury, found that the state had proven the qualifying aggravating circumstances for a sentence of life without parole beyond a reasonable doubt. Since the judge made this decision after the jury failed to reach a unanimous sentencing recommendation, the Court found that Bostick was sentenced beyond the maximum term of imprisonment authorized by the jury's verdict. The Indiana Supreme Court remanded her case to the trial court for resentencing.