Legal Opinion
Herron v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 7, 2000No. 71A03-9912-CR-444PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATHIAS, Judge
Idette Herron brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of her motion to dismiss the State’s criminal charge of neglect of a dependent. Herron presents one issue for our review, which we restate as: whether an unborn child is a dependent pursuant to Ind.Code § 35-46-1-4 (1998).
We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The State charged Herron with neglect of a dependent, a Class D felony, based on her ingestion of cocaine between August of 1998 and March 18, 1999, while she was pregnant. Herron’s child was born on March 20, 1999 with cocaine present in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cowe Ex Rel. Cowe v. Forum Group, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1991
- Walker v. RinckIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- Pennington v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
- Rush v. Elkhart County Plan CommissionIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
- Woods v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by32 opinions
- Demming v. UnderwoodIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
- Crum v. City of Terre Haute ex rel. Department of RedevelopmentIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
- American Heritage Banco, Inc. v. McNaughtonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
- Laughner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
- Alexander v. PSB Lending Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2003
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.