Cesar Chavez v. State of Indiana

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Cesar Chavez appeals his five convictions for child molesting, each as a Class C felony. Chavez raises two issues for our review, which we reorder and state as follows:

1. Whether the State’s five counts against Chavez were in violation of the continuing crime doctrine.

2. Whether the State’s charging information, which stated five identically worded counts against Chavez, denied Chavez due process.

We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with instructions.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On January 6, 2012, E.M.R., Chavez’s wife, babysat eight-year-old…