Legal Opinion
Christopher D. McCoy v. State of Indiana
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 2018No. 10A05-1703-CR-681PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vaidik, Chief Judge.
Case Summary
[1] Indiana's child-molesting statute, Indiana Code section 35-42-4-3, establishes two categories of molestation. Subsection *97 (a) addresses molestation by sexual intercourse or "other sexual conduct" (formerly referred to as "deviate sexual conduct"), which is generally a Level 3 felony. Subsection (b) addresses molestation by "fondling or touching," which is generally a Level 4 felony.
[2] A related statute says that a person who has been "convicted of ... [c]hild molesting involving sexual intercourse, deviate sexual conduct ... or other sexual conduct" could,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Daniel Lee Pierce v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2015
- McCarthy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
- KS&E Sports and Edward J. Ellis v. Dwayne H. RunnelsIndiana Supreme Court · 2017
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Alejandro Hernandez-Miguel v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
- Benjamen P. Chastain v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2020
- Cameron A. Britain v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Charles Smith v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
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