Legal Opinion

Jason Deaton v. State of Indiana

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 27, 2013No. 79A02-1303-CR-282PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

Jason Deaton appeals his conviction of two counts of Class A felony child molesting. 1 He presents two issues for our re-

1. Whether alleged misconduct by the prosecutor was fundamental error; and

2. Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to convict Deaton.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 2

On August 17, 2011, E.D. revealed to her sister that their father, Deaton, 3 had been forcing E.D. to perform oral sex for approximately one year. The State charged Deaton with two counts of Class A felony child molesting.

Deaton's jury trial commenced on November 27, 2012.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Drane v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Ritchie v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
  3. Hoglund v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2012
  4. Booher v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Dobbins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Keith Hoglund v. Ron NealCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2014
  3. State of Indiana v. Jacob A. WroeIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Harry L. Lacy v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. Arthur Gutierrez, Jr. v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014

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