OPINION CRONE, Judge. Case Summary 1 Following a bench trial, William Hinesley, III, was convicted of class A felony child molesting. After this Court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal, Hinesley filed a petition for post-conviction relief claiming that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel due to his counsel's deliberate strategic choice to permit the trier of fact to consider as substantive evidence hearsay statements attributed to the State's primary witnesses....
OPINION BAILEY, Judge. Case Summary Brittney Watson ("Watson") appeals her conviction for Murder, a felony, presenting the sole issue of whether sufficient evidence supports the conviction. We affirm. 1 Facts and Procedural History During the evening of November 29, 2010, Watson, Cornelius Miller ("Miller"), and several other individuals were involved in a confrontation in a parking lot in South Bend. Watson called Miller a "rapist" because of his alleged internet posting of nude photos...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION MATHIAS, Judge. Megan Pierce ("Pierce") pleaded guilty to one count of Class B felony burglary. She was sentenced to ten years executed in the Department of Correction after being terminated from the Porter County...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION BAKER, Judge. Appellant-defendant Marteques Black appeals his conviction for Burglary, 1 a class B felony. Black argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. More particularly, he argues that...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION BAKER, Judge. Following his convictions for Possession of Cocaine, 1 a class D felony, Possession of a Synthetic Cannabinoid, 2 a class A misdemeanor, and Resisting Law Enforcement, 3 a class A misdemeanor,...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION CRONE, Judge. Case Summary Shawn L. Keesling appeals his convictions and sentence following a guilty plea. We affirm his convictions and remand for correction of his sentencing order. Facts and Procedural History...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION VAIDIK, Judge. Case Summary Jerry Johnson appeals his conviction for Class C felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury, arguing that the prosecutor committed misconduct and that he received ineffective...
OPINION MAY, Judge. Winston K. Wood appeals his convictions of two counts of Class C felony leaving the scene of a boating accident resulting in the death of a person 1 and one count of Class D felony leaving the scene of a boating accident resulting in serious bodily injury to a person. 2 On appeal, Wood raises the following restated issues: 1. Whether the trial court should have granted Wood's motion for discharge under Indiana Criminal Rule 4(C); 2. Whether the State presented...
OPINION CRONE, Judge. Case Summary Freddie L. McKnight, III, pro se, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. On appeal, McKnight contends that the post-conviction court erred when it concluded that he was not denied the effective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. He also claims that he was denied a procedurally fair post-conviction hearing because his appointed public defender withdrew his appearance prior to the hearing and McKnight proceeded pro se. In...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION VAIDIK, Judge. Case Summary Tyson A. Hudson was convicted of battering his pregnant girlfriend. He now appeals arguing that the evidence is insufficient to support his convictions for Class C felony battery on a...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION MAY, Judge. Tonya Williams was convicted of Class C felony operating a vehicle while her driving privileges were forfeited for life 1 and was sentenced to eight years. She argues the court should have found two...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION BAKER, Judge. Appellant-defendant Jacob Stidham challenges the trial court's decision permitting the State to charge him with Rape, 1 a class B felony, against him two days before his trial was set to commence on...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION NAJAM, Judge. STATEMENT OF THE CASE Sophia Tompkins appeals the trial court's entry of summary judgment in favor of Kindred Nursing Centers, LLP, d/b/a Southwood Health and Rehabilitation Center ("Southwood"). On...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION CRONE, Judge. Case Summary Tyler Burton appeals his conviction for class D felony battery resulting in bodily injury on a child, 1 arguing that the State failed to disprove his self-defense claim. "The standard of...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), \this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION VAIDIK, Judge. Case Summary M.R. ("Mother") appeals the termination of her parental rights to her young son, J.A. She argues that the trial court should have allowed her to reopen evidence and submit additional...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION MAY, Judge. Richard Wilson appeals his conviction of Class A misdemeanor battery with bodily injury, 1 asserting the evidence was insufficient to demonstrate he caused the bruises on the arms of G.B. We affirm. FACTS...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION BAKER, Judge. Appellant-defendant Walter Rowley asks this court to determine that the $200 drug interdiction fee the trial court imposed upon him after he pleaded guilty to one count of Possession of a Controlled...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION NAJAM, Judge. STATEMENT OF THE CASE Micha Seymour appeals his adjudication as an habitual offender following a bench trial. He presents a single issue for our review, namely, whether the State presented sufficient...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION CRONE, Judge. Case Summary Richard Kozecar challenges the sufficiency of evidence to support his conviction for class D felony receiving stolen property. Finding the evidence to be sufficient, we affirm. Facts and...
NOT FOR PUBLICATION Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. MEMORANDUM DECISION VAIDIK, Judge. Case Summary David R. McClure appeals his conviction for Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief. McClure argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. Because we conclude that the...
