Hott v. State

Petition to Transfer Denied.

Appellant was charged and convicted of making two obscene telephone calls in violation of Ind. Code § 35-30-9-1(a) (repealed effective January 1, 1978). He received concurrent sentences of 180 days on the State Farm and a $500 fine on two counts.

The evidence given by the Chief of Police of Huntington, Indiana showed that he received a phone call late at night after he had retired. Appellant identified himself as the caller and complained about some things he had heard that the local police were saying about him. He said that he had called a Sgt. Ott who would not…