Dewald v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

After a jury trial, Bart A. Dewald was convicted of two counts of Class D felony criminal confinement. On appeal, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his convictions. First, he contends that the evidence does not show that he confined the victims and, in any event, confining them was not illegal because he had the authority to detain the victims in order to effectively perform his job. Second, he argues that the evidence fails to show that he acted “knowingly” because he believed that he acted within his authority. Concluding that the…