Owens v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

On May 23, 1985 Appellant, Gregory Owens, was charged with Neglect of a Dependent, a class B felony, and Child Molesting, a class A felony. At the close of the case, the court dismissed the neglect charge, and found Owens guilty of Child Molesting Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. Owens was sentenced on March 18, 1986 to thirty (30) years in the Indiana Department of Corrections. His Motion to Correct Errors was overruled and he appealed directly to this court.

Owens presents two issues on appeal:

1) insufficiency of the evidence; and

2) ineffective assistance of counsel.

Owens…