McAlpin v. State

Vaidik, Chief Judge.

Case Summary

The State charged Corey A. McAlpin with Level 4 felony dealing in methamphetamine (manufacturing), alleging that he was found to be manufacturing the *941drug around 10 a.m. on August 21, 2014. The State enhanced the offense from a Level 5 felony to a Level 4 felony because it claimed that McAlpin committed the offense in a drug-free zone, that is, in, on, or within 500 feet of Bicentennial Park in Madison, Indiana, “while a person under eighteen (18) years of age was reasonably expected to be present.” Given that August 21 was a school day for public and private…