Legal Opinion

Crain v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 31, 2007No. 20A04-0703-CR-138PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Brian K. Crain asks us to reverse his conviction of non-support of a dependent, *447claiming his waiver of counsel was not knowing, voluntary, and intelligent. Because his claim must be raised in a post-conviction petition, we dismiss his appeal.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 24, 2005, Crain was charged with non-support of a dependent. Crain hired private counsel. On April 26, 2006, defense counsel filed a motion to withdraw appearance. On May 3, 2006, the trial court held a hearing, confirmed Crain wanted to terminate the representation, and granted the motion. Crain told…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tumulty v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Creekmore v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. Creekmore v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Aaron B. Hoskins v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  2. John Reynolds v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020

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