STATE v. BARNETT

Court of Appeals Case No. 20A-CR-1967.

176 N.E.3d 542 (2021)

STATE of Indiana, Appellant-Plaintiff, v. Kristine E. BARNETT and Michael P. Barnett, Appellees-Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

FILED August 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Appellant: Theodore E. Rokita , Attorney General of Indiana, Angela Sanchez , Assistant Chief Counsel of Appeals, Tyler Banks , Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Samuel J. Dayton , Courtney L. Staton , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorneys for Appellees: Victoria B. Casanova , Casanova Legal Services, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Kristine E. Barnett, Deidra N. Haynes , Law Office of Deidra N. Haynes, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Kristine E. Barnett, Terrance L. Kinnard , Kinnard & Scott, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Michael P. Barnett.


[1] This matter stems from the 2010 adoption of Natalia Barnett by Kristine Barnett and Michael Barnett (collectively, "the Barnetts")1 and a subsequent change in Natalia's birthdate from 2003 to 1989. In 2019, the State of Indiana charged the Barnetts, in separate cases, with multiple counts...

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