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JENNINGS v. STATE

No. 53S01-1209-CR-526.

982 N.E.2d 1003 (2013)

Joey JENNINGS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

February 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy M. Noel , Bloomington, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Robert J. Hill , Joel M. Schumm , Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Marion County Public Defender Agency.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, James Thomas Whitehead , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 53A01-1010-CR-00541

MASSA, Justice.

This case presents a question of statutory interpretation: does the phrase "term of imprisonment," as it is used in Indiana's misdemeanor sentencing statute, include time suspended from a sentence? We hold it does not.

Facts and Procedural History

A jury convicted Joey Jennings of criminal mischief as a Class B misdemeanor for vandalizing...

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