Maurice Devin Horton v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)

• Court: Indiana Court of Appeals
• Decided: October 29, 2019
• Docket: 19A-CR-1079
• Status: Published

Opinion

MEMORANDUM DECISION Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), FILED this Memorandum Decision shall not be Oct 29 2019, 11:05 am regarded as precedent or cited before any CLERK court except for the purpose of establishing Indiana Supreme Court Court of Appeals the defense of res judicata, collateral and Tax Court

estoppel, or the law of the case.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE Rory Gallagher Curtis T. Hill, Jr. Marion County Public Defender Attorney General of Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana George P. Sherman Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA

Maurice Devin Horton, October 29, 2019 Appellant-Defendant, Court of Appeals Case No. 19A-CR-1079 v. Appeal from the Marion Superior Court State of Indiana, The Honorable Amy Jones, Judge Appellee-Plaintiff The Honorable Therese Hannah, Commissioner Trial Court Cause No. 49G08-1812-CM-44616

Baker, Judge.

Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 19A-CR-1079 | October 29, 2019 Page 1 of 3 [1] On December 19, 2018, the State charged Maurice Horton with three counts of

Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement and one count of Class B

misdemeanor battery. The State dismissed the battery count before trial.

Following a bench trial, the trial court found Horton guilty of one count of

resisting law enforcement and not guilty of the other two counts. Horton was

sentenced to 365 days, with 359 days suspended and 180 days of probation.

[2] The chronological case summary reflects that Horton was acquitted of two

resisting charges and that the State dismissed the battery charge. Appellant’s

App. Vol. II p. 7. The written sentencing order, however, shows that Horton

was convicted of one of the resisting counts, but is silent as to the other charges.

Appealed Order p. 1. Horton appeals, asking that we remand so that the

sentencing order can be modified.

[3] The State notes that Horton has not offered any authority stating that trial

courts are required to note the disposition of all charges in a sentencing order.

Notwithstanding a lack of authority standing for that proposition, however, we

believe that the better practice is for sentencing orders to be complete and

accurate with respect to the charges that were tried. Therefore, we remand with

instructions to amend the sentencing order by adding the other two resisting

law enforcement counts and indicating that Horton was acquitted of those

charges. We do not believe it necessary to add the battery charge because the

State voluntarily dismissed that count prior to trial.

Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 19A-CR-1079 | October 29, 2019 Page 2 of 3 [4] The judgment of the trial court is remanded with instructions.

Kirsch, J., and Crone, J., concur.

Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 19A-CR-1079 | October 29, 2019 Page 3 of 3