Phyllis Allen v. State of Indiana

Opinion

Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE:

JOHN ANDREW GOODRIDGE GREGORY F. ZOELLER Evansville, Indiana Attorney General of Indiana

RICHARD C. WEBSTER

FILED

Deputy Attorney General

Indianapolis, Indiana

Dec 11 2012, 9:19 am

IN THE CLERK of the supreme court,

COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA court of appeals and tax court

PHYLLIS ALLEN, )

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Appellant-Defendant, )

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vs. ) No. 82A04-1205-CR-263 )

STATE OF INDIANA, )

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Appellee-Plaintiff. )

APPEAL FROM THE VANDERBURGH SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Terrell R. Maurer, Magistrate Cause No. 82D05-1108-CM-4363

December 11, 2012

MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION KIRSCH, Judge

Phyllis Allen appeals her conviction of Battery as a Class A misdemeanor,1 contending that the evidence was not sufficient to support her conviction. We affirm.

Our standard of review of a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence is well-

established: We will not re-weigh the evidence or judge the credibility of the witnesses and will consider only the probative evidence and the reasonable inferences to be drawn therefrom that support the verdict. See McHenry v. State, 820 N.E.2d 124, 126 (Ind. 2005). Here, the victim testified that on July 27, 2011, the Defendant and Landa Ray engaged in an argument from their respective cars when Ray’s attempt to vacate a parking space was blocked by Defendant’s vehicle. The argument continued and both parties exited their cars and engaged each other face-to-face. During this confrontation, the Defendant intentionally struck Ray in the arm causing bruising from the middle of Ray’s arm to her upper arm.

Indiana Code § 35-42-2-1 provides that “A person who knowingly or intentionally touches another in a rude, insolent, or angry matter commits battery” and that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if “it results in bodily injury to another person . . . .” Bruises are sufficient to establish bodily injury. See Kazmier v. State, 863 N.E.2d 912, 914 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). Viewed consistently with our standard of review, the evidence is clearly sufficient to support the conviction.

Affirmed.

MATHIAS, J., and CRONE, J., concur.

1 I.C. 35-42-2-1(a)(1)(A).