Danny Stephens v. State of Indiana

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

Danny Stephens got drunk at home, was assaulted by his niece’s boyfriend, and left the house when the police failed to arrest the boyfriend. He went to a public place and called the police, admitting that he was drunk and requesting that they take him to jail so that he would not have to return home. The State charged him with class B misdemeanor public intoxication, and a trial court convicted him as charged.

Stephens now appeals, challenging the sufficiency of evidence to support his conviction. Finding the evidence insufficient to establish that Stephens…