Preston v. State

This is an appeal by James A. Preston from a judgment in the Wabash Circuit Court.* Appellant was charged by affidavit with two counts of Public Indecency. Upon conviction, he was fined in the sum of $100 and sentenced to the Indiana State Farm for six (6) months. Appellant’s Motion to Correct Errors was overruled and this appeal followed.

The issues presented for review on appeal are as follows:

1. Was the appellant properly identified at trial as being the person who committed the alleged offense?

2. Is voluntary intoxication a valid defense to a charge of public indecency?

3. Was the admission…