Legal Opinion

Simmons v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 15, 2001No. 35A05-0004-CR-156Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Appellant, Robert A. Simmons, challenges his conviction for Child Molesting, a Class A felony.1

*85Upon appeal, Simmons presents the following arguments:(1) Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the conviction;(2) Whether the trial court erred by admitting the victim's hearsay statement; and(3) Whether the trial court relied upon improper aggravating cireumstances in determining Simmons' sentence.

We affirm the conviction but remand for modification of the sentence in accordance with this opinion.

The facts most favorable to the jury verdict reveal that in the…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Lannan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Wooley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Fleener v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Mitchem v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Rowan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982

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