Carlos Villaruel v. State of Indiana

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Carlos Villaruel appeals his convictions for Class D felony intimidation and Class A misdemeanor' battery. We reverse and remand.

Issues

The restated issues are:

I. whether the trial court erred by failing to analyze Villaruel’s Batson objection; and

II. Whether the evidence is sufficient to support Villaruel’s conviction for intimidation and allow him to be retried on that charge.

Facts

On April 3, 2014, Officers Jeffrey Cummins and Timothy Ciehowicz of the South Bend Police Department responded to a 911. call from Shayla Swank. When the officers arrived, they encountered…