Legal Opinion
State v. Downey
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1985No. 383 S 91, 383 S 92PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeBRULER, Justice.
This is a consolidation of two direct appeals from grantings of motions to dismiss pursuant to Ind.Code § 36-3.1-1-4. Appel-lees, Robert, Ora and Nona Downey, were charged with neglect of a dependent, a class D felony, Ind.Code § 35-46-1-4(a)(1). Appellees moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that the section of the statute it was based upon was unconstitutionally vague. The trial court agreed with their contention and dismissed the indictments. The State of Indiana appeals from this ruling pursuant to Ind.Code § 35-1-47-2(1) and Ind.App. Rule 4(A)(8).
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