Stephen Brakie v. State of Indiana

OPINION

BROWN, Judge.

Stephen Brakie appeals his conviction for child molesting as a class A felony, raising three issues which we consolidate and restate as:

I. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by rejecting Brakie's proposed instruction regarding the presumption of innocence; and

II. Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain his conviction for child molesting as a class A felony.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 2011, James Johnson, Jr., and Laura Martin were engaged to be married and lived with Johnson's three daughters including four-year-old N.J., who was born on…