Legal Opinion

Ricketts v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided August 31, 1992No. 27A02-9103-CR-130PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*599SHIELDS, Judge.

Kenneth M. Ricketts appeals his judgments of conviction and sentence on two counts of neglect of a dependent, a class D felony,1 and two counts of battery, a class D felony.2

We reverse Ricketts's neglect convictions and affirm his battery sentences.

ISSUE

1. Whether sufficient evidence exists to support Ricketts's neglect convictions.

2. Whether the four consecutive three-year sentences imposed by the trial court are manifestly unreasonable.

FACTS

On March 3, 1990, Ricketts and his wife, Jennifer, took three-year-old J.T. and six-year-old A.M., Jennifer's children from previous…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. DowneyIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Shippen v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Armour v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Stanger v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Mallory v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. John Doe v. Adam GrayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  3. Trammell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. Ibarra v. Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2013
  5. Jarod Thomas McMillan v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018

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