PEARSON v. STATE

No. 885S323.

486 N.E.2d 540 (1985)

Royal Lynn PEARSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron E. Haith, Choate Visher & Haith, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Marguerite M. Sweeney, Attys. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial of Child Molesting, a Class C felony. He was also found to be an habitual offender. He received an eight (8) year sentence enhanced by thirty (30) years by reason of his status as an habitual offender.

Appellant was a live-in boyfriend of the victim's mother. In June of 1984, the victim, a girl age ten, was at home with her nine-year-old brother and appellant. Her mother had left the home to go...

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