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Saturday, September 30, 2006

Ind. Decisions - "Court upholds child molesting conviction"

The Terre Haute Tribune-Star reports:

An appeals court has upheld the conviction of a Terre Haute man tried in 2005 for molesting three children under age 12.

David A. Thomas, 46, of Terre Haute was convicted at trial of the crimes committed from March 2001 to December 2003. His three female victims testified against him in Vigo County Superior Court Division 1. Judge Michael H. Eldred sentenced Thomas to 30 years in prison.

In his appeal, Thomas asked the Indiana Court of Appeals to consider whether one of the children’s pre-trial statement to investigators should have been recorded, as well as whether there was enough evidence to support his convictions and whether he was properly sentenced.

The decision, David Thomas v. State of Indiana (NFP), is available here.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 30, 2006 09:04 AM
Posted to Ind. App.Ct. Decisions