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Joseph L. Wilson v. State of Indiana
21A-CR-2308
Criminal. Affirms the denial of Joseph L. Wilson’s motion to modify his sentence. Finds Wilson has not demonstrated that the Jay Circuit has authority to modify his sentence while he is on parole.
Christopher Richardson v. State of Indiana
21A-CR-1955
Criminal. Affirms Christopher Richardson’s convictions for two counts of Class A felony child molesting and one count of Class C felony child molesting. Finds no reversible error occurred when the Union Circuit Court allowed a forensic interviewer to testify that the victim did not exhibit any signs of coaching because the interviewer’s testimony was cumulative of the unobjected-to testimony of the detective assigned the case. Reverses the trial court’s imposition of two 30-year sentences to run consecutively for the Class A felonies. Finds the trial court erred in the sentencing because it did not enumerate any aggravating factors to support the imposition of consecutive sentences. Remands for resentencing.
Shane E. Ehr v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-2505
Criminal. Affirms Shane E. Ehr’s convictions for Level 6 felony obstruction of justice and Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated following a jury trial. Finds sufficient evidence to support the convictions.
Crystal L. Obrie v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-2710
Criminal. Affirms Crystal Obrie’s dual convictions for Level 6 felony criminal recklessness. Finds Obrie has not borne her burden of showing that the evidence was insufficient to support her Level 6 felony convictions.
Corey Lee Lane v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A-CR-221
Criminal. Affirms the Jefferson Superior Court’s order that Corey Lee Lane serve the balance of his previously suspended sentence following the revocation of his probation. Finds no abuse of the trial court’s discretion.
George D. Shanklin v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-2137
Criminal. Affirms and reverses in part George D. Shanklin’s sentence to an aggregate of 21 years for his convictions of several controlled-substance-related offenses, and for being a habitual offender. Finds the sentencing transcript demonstrates unequivocally that the Adams Superior Court directed that Shanklin would serve his misdemeanor sentences concurrently. Also finds the trial court erroneously treated the habitual offender sentencing enhancement as a separate offense. Remands for a corrected sentencing order.
Andrew L. Dowdell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-2662
Criminal. Affirms Andrew L. Dowdell’s conviction of Level 1 felony child molesting. Finds sufficient evidence to support the conviction.
Angela D. Brown v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
21A-CR-2815
Criminal. Affirms the Vigo Superior Court’s order that Angela Brown serve the entirety of her previously suspended sentence in the Indiana Department of Correction after she violated the terms of her probation. Finds the trial court did not abuse its discretion.
Patricia Daisy (Pace) v. Sarah Ransom and Anthony Pace (mem. dec.)
21A-DR-2335
Domestic relations. Affirms the grant of stepmother P.D.’s motion to intervene and the denial of her de facto custodian status, finding she was not the primary caregiver for A.P. and S.R.’s child. Finds Stepmother fails to show that the LaPorte Superior Court’s conclusion that she was not the child’s primary caregiver and de facto custodian is clearly erroneous.
In the Termination of the Parent-Child Relationship of: E.G. (Minor Child), and T.G. (Mother) and M.G. (Father) v. Indiana Department of Child Services (mem. dec.)
21A-JT-2917
Juvenile termination of parental rights. Affirms the termination of mother T.G. and father M.G.’s parental rights to E.G. Finds the Cass Circuit Court did not err.
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