Legal Opinion

Bennett v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 8, 2003No. 79A02-0303-CR-175PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RATLIFF, Senior Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant-Appellant Richard R. Bennett appeals his conviction of operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in the person's body resulting in death. Ind. Code § 9-30-5-5.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Bennett raises two issues for our review, which we restate as:

I. Whether Ind.Code § 9-30-5-5(a2)(@2) is unconstitutionally vague.

II. Whether Ind.Code § 9-80-5-5(a)(2) violates Article 1, Section 28 of the Indiana Constitution and the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On September 5, 2000, Bennett was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Collins v. DayIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  2. State v. Moss-DwyerIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1994
  4. State v. HammondsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1998
  5. Shepler v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  5. Lomont v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006

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