Legal Opinion

Elisea v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 22, 2002No. 41A04-0206-CR-257PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

Fabian Elisea appeals his convictions following a bench trial of cruelty to an animal 1 as a Class A misdemeanor and practicing veterinary medicine without a license, 2 a Class B misdemeanor. He presents the following issues for our review:

I. Whether sufficient evidence was presented to sustain the convictions.

II. Whether he received effective assistance of trial counsel.

III. Whether the trial court improperly sentenced him.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts most favorable to the verdict reveal that on May 8, 2001, Shawn and William Stratton had twelve pit…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Timberlake v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Ben-Yisrayl v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. MooreIndiana Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  5. Ahkeem Shakur Scott-Manna v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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