Christina M. Kovats v. State of Indiana

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

Christina M. Kovats (“Kovats”) was convicted in Dearborn Superior Court of Class B felony neglect of a dependent, Class D felony operating a vehicle while intoxicated (“OWI”), Class D felony resisting law enforcement, and Class D felony criminal recklessness. Kovats appeals and presents three issues, which we reorder and restate as:

I. Whether the trial court should have vacated the judgments of conviction on the Class D felony counts due to double jeopardy concerns;

II. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by considering the fact that the passenger in the vehicle…