Legal Opinion
Dexter v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 31, 2011No. 79A05-1003-CR-189PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAY, Judge.
Thomas Dexter was convicted after a jury trial of Class A felony neglect of a dependent 1 and found to be an habitual offender. 2 He argues on appeal the trial court abused its discretion by permitting an expert to express an opinion concerning Dexter’s guilt, it abused its discretion by rejecting jury instructions on negligent conduct, and the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and the habitual offender finding. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 3
In April of 2009, Dexter was living with A.H. and her three children. A.H. left the children in Dexter’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. DowneyIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
- Armour v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
- Rohr v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
- Springer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dexter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2012
- Thomas Dexter v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
- Christopher Stark v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
- Crystal Sells v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Ryann S. Clark v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
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