Fisher v. State

BAKER, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant-appellant, Chavez E. Fisher (Fisher), appeals his convictions for failure to report child abuse, a Class B misdemean- or, 1 and neglect of a dependent, a Class B felony. 2 We affirm in part and reverse in part.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS

The facts most favorable to the verdict reveal that in March, 1987, Fisher first met Kathy Gasaway (Kathy) in a local laundromat. Kathy was married to Danny Gasa-way (Danny) and had a one-year-old son, Christopher. Over the next few months, Kathy visited Fisher several times at Fisher’s apartment. In June, 1987, Kathy…