Street v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Anthony Street appeals his conviction for Class B misdemeanor public intoxication. Specifically, Street contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction because the State failed to prove that he was knowingly in a public place at the time of his arrest for public intoxication. Concluding that a knowing mens rea is not an element of the offense of public intoxication, we affirm Street's conviction.

Facts and Procedural History

On May 11, 2008, at approximately 3:15 a.m., Officers Stephen Elliott and Marlon Douglas of the Indianapolis…