Legal Opinion

Groves v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 22, 2005No. 18A02-0407-CR-572PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SHARPNACK, Judge.

Billy Groves appeals his sentence for intimidation as a class D felony. 1 Groves raises one issue, which we revise and restate as:

I. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by classifying Groves's credit time as Class III; and

II. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by denying Groves credit for time served prior to sentencing.

We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand. 2

The relevant facts follow. Between June 24, 2008 and September 2, 2003, Groves sent threatening letters to Tanya Dillard. During part of this time, Groves was incarcerated in the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Robinson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Purcell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Smallwood v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Senn v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Brabandt v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Treadway v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Barnett v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  3. Collins v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. Hardley v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. Gentry v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005

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