Legal Opinion

Ponciano v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 13, 2006No. 49A02-0507-CR-657PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Senior Judge.

Defendant-Appellant Cristian Ponciano appeals his conviction of eriminal recklessness, a Class C felony. 1 We affirm.

Ponciano raises two issues for our review, which we restate as:

I. Whether Poneiano's conviction violates equal protection because Ind. Code § 35-42-2-2(c)(8) requires a disproportionate penalty for criminal recklessness when the defendant fires a gun from a vehicle.

II. Whether Ind.Code § 85-42-2-2(c)(8) is unconstitutionally vague.

During the early morning hours of June 20, 2004, Ponciano drove a vehicle containing three other men to the Indianapolis…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. Moss-DwyerIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Cox v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1931
  3. Payne v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Klein v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Regan v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Foreman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007

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