Anderson v. State

The defendant-appellant (Anderson) is appealing his conviction, after a bench trial, of Aggravated Assault and Battery. The two issues raised by Anderson in his motion to correct errors are that there was not sufficient evidence to prove an essential element of the offense, and that he was denied counsel at critical stages of the proceedings.

A conviction must be affirmed if there is evidence of probative value from which the trier of fact could reasonably infer that the appellant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Gann v. State (1971), 256 Ind. 429, 269 N.E.2d 381; Asher v. State (1969),…