Gaddis v. State

Challenges are raised to each step of the proceedings — from the preliminary hearing to the place of trial, through the conduct of the trial to the jury verdict and sentence imposed by the court.

The hearing. The challenge to the bindover claims that the evidence produced at the preliminary hearing was insufficient to establish probable cause as to: (1) That the defendant struck the victim; (2) that the victim was an officer or employee of the prison; and (3) that the victim sustained bodily injury at the hands of the defendant. All three particulars are elements of the crime charged. The…