Frederick v. State

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Gerald W. Frederick, Jr. appeals his conviction for battery, a Class A misdemeanor. The evidence relevant to the appeal is recited below.

On the evening of March 19, 1994, Fort Wayne Police Officers Edward Cartfuty and Steven Reed were dispatched to the Rock Tavern. A witness told the officers that he observed Frederick batter a woman, drag her across the gravel parking lot, hit her several times in the face, and then walk away.

The officers located Frederick and his girlfriend, the victim, across the street from the parking lot. The victim's eyes were…