Douglas M. Curtis v. State of Indiana

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] Douglas Curtis appeals his conviction for Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass. We reverse.

Issue

[2] The issue before us is whether there is sufficient evidence to sustain Curtis’s conviction.

Facts

[3] Curtis lived with his father, Michael, in Michael’s apartment in the Nora Commons on the Monon (“Nora Commons”) complex in Indianapolis. Because Nora Commons is a complex for residents fifty-five years old and older, Curtis could not be a tenant there. In 2010, Curtis executed a “Live-In Attendant” agreement that permitted him to live in Michael’s apartment to allow…