Bond v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Kevin Bond was convicted of attempted child molesting, a class D felony. Ind.Code §§ 35-41-5-1 and 35-42-4-3(d) (Burns Repl.1985). The Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction. Bond v. State (1987), Ind.App., 506 N.E.2d 491. We grant transfer and affirm on different grounds.

The evidence at trial indicated that twelve-year-old D.N. was walking from her home to a grocery in Indianapolis when she saw an adult male, Bond, coming down the street. He stood in a doorway, making the noise, "Psst! Psst!" Unclothed below the waist, he was playing with his genitals. She…