Beitz v. State

SHIELDS, Judge.

John A. Beitz (a/k/a John A. Poore) attempts to appeal his convictions for battery and child molesting. However, this proceeding must be dismissed because there is no appealable judgment. The record reveals that the sentencing hearing was conducted by a master commissioner. IC 838-4-7-8 (1992 Supp.) specifically provides that the sentencing hearing shall be conducted and the sentencing judgment shall be entered only by a duly qualified judge. See Richardson v. State (1992), Ind.App., 602 N.E.2d 178.

Furthermore, following a previous remand for the same deficiency, the…