Smith v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge

Appellant-defendant Trina Smith appeals her conviction and sentence on two counts of Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, 1 as a Class B felony, and one count of Neglect of a Dependent, 2 as a Class D felony. Smith raises multiple issues and sub-issues, which we restate as five. Smith first asserts that the trial court erred in allowing the State to amend the charges to add eight new counts of neglect after it had dismissed a single count of neglect covering Smith’s child’s lifetime. Second, Smith argues that the court erred in using the existence of…