Gabriel McQuay v. State of Indiana

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Gabriel McQuay appeals his convictions for criminal confinement, as a Class D felony, and battery, as a Class A misdemeanor, following a bench trial. McQuay raises a single issue for our review, which we restate as whether the trial court abused its discretion when it allowed a police officer to testify to the victim’s out-of-court statements made to the officer. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In the evening of June 5, 2013, Jerry O’Connor and his wife were driving in Indianapolis when they observed a car parked next to a curb with its door open…