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CHILDERS v. STATE

No. 3-680A161.

411 N.E.2d 157 (1980)

Gloria D. CHILDERS and Walter K. Childers, Appellants (Defendants below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

October 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Thonert, Fort Wayne, for appellants.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Frank A. Baldwin, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Following a bench trial, defendants-appellants Gloria and Walter Childers were convicted of neglect of a dependent and given suspended sentences of 180 days each. The dispositive question on appeal is whether the Allen Superior Court, Misdemeanor Division (misdemeanor court) lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over the crime.

The circumstances giving rise to this cause disclose that on August 31, 1979 the Allen County prosecutor filed informations...

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