Sandefur v. State

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

While on patrol, an officer came across a disturbance involving Gerald Sandefur and Angel Vanarman. Sandefur told the officer that someone else had “jumped” Va-narman, but Vanarman pointed at Sande-fur and mouthed words that the officer understood to be, “He hit me.” Tr. at 31, 36. Sandefur was arrested and charged with battery and invasion of privacy, both as class A misdemeanors. The State also charged Sandefur with battery as a Class D felony based on the same allegations, but enhanced due to a previous conviction. Vanarman did not testify at trial, but the…