Davis v. State

SHIELDS, Judge.

Defendants Reed Davis and Mary Davis (Davises) appeal their convictions for neglect of a dependent, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-46-1-4 (Burns 1979),1 a class D felony. They raise the following issues:

1) whether Ind.Code § 35-46-1-4 is unconstitutionally vague;

2) whether the indictments were sufficient;

3) whether the trial court properly admitted evidence of parentage probabilities; and

4) whether the evidence was sufficient to support the convictions.

Judgment affirmed as to Mary and reversed as to Reed.

On August 3, 1982, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a full-term male infant (Baby Lucky),2…