Opinions July 8, 2020

Indiana Court of Appeals
Xavier Wesley Day v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
19A-CR-2997
Criminal. Affirms Xavier Day’s 40-year sentence for conviction of Level 1 felony murder. Finds the St. Joseph Superior Court did not commit fundamental error in instructing the jury.

Bradley D. Haub v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A-CR-13
Criminal. Affirms Bradley Haub’s conviction of Level 5 felony bribery. Finds Haub has not demonstrated that the deputy prosecutor’s remarks in Washington Superior Court gave rise to fundamental error.

Andriosha M. Brown v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
19A-CR-3069
Criminal. Affirms Andriosha Brown’s conviction in Marion Superior Court of Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief. Finds sufficient evidence to support the conviction.

Neil Dixon, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Clayton Dixon, Deceased, and Ella Dixon v. City of Greenwood (mem. dec.)
20A-CT-146
Civil tort. Affirms the Johnson Superior Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the City of Greenwood against Neil Dixon, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Clayton Dixon, Deceased, and Ella Dixon. Finds the trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of the city.

Amber Gibson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
20A-CR-761
Criminal. Affirms the Vermillion Circuit Court’s order that Amber Gibson serve three years of her previously suspended sentence to be followed by four years on probation. Finds Gibson has failed to establish that she received ineffective assistance of counsel.

Michael L. Farris, and Carol J. Farris v. Thrasher Buschmann & Voelkel, P.C. (mem. dec.)
19A-CC-2689
Civil collection. Affirms the denial of Michael and Carol Farris’s motion to correct error regarding the Putnam Circuit Court’s partial denial of their motion for relief from judgment. Finds that the Farrisess do not develop a cogent argument with respect to credit they assert they should have received.