Mayes v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

This cause comes to us on a petition to transfer from the Court of Appeals, Fourth District. Following a jury trial in the Marion Superior Court on April 13, 1978, appellant Mayes was convicted of three counts of Neglect of a Dependent, Ind.Code § 35-46-1-4 (Burns Repl. 1979), two counts of Criminal Recklessness, Ind.Code § 35-42-2-2(a) (Burns Repl. 1979), Involuntary Manslaughter, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-4 (Burns Repl. 1979), and Reckless Homicide, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-5 (Burns Repl. 1979). Appellant Mayes was sentenced to terms of imprisonment of two years' each on the three…