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Court of Appeals of Indiana
Aaron Renzy Gordy v. State of Indiana
No. 25A-CR-2533

Appeal from the Marion Superior Court, Magistrate Judge Peggy R. Hart. Aaron Gordy appeals his conviction, arguing that the trial court erred by merging his convictions instead of vacating them, which he claims violates his rights against double jeopardy. The court held that a double jeopardy violation did not occur, as there were no separate judgments of conviction for the merged counts. The court found that the trial court correctly entered judgment of conviction solely for the Level 3 felony aggravated battery after agreeing with both parties that the other counts would merge. Therefore, the court affirmed Gordy’s conviction. Senior Judge Baker authored the opinion, with Judges Mathias and Felix concurring. Appellant’s attorneys: Talisha R. Griffin, Peter M. Laramore, Marion County Public Defender Agency, Indianapolis, Indiana. Appellee’s attorney: Office of the Indiana Attorney General.

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Court of Appeals of Indiana
James Easter, Appellant-Defendant v. State of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff
No. 25A-CR-1229

Appeal from Marion Superior Court, Judge James K. Snyder. James Easter was convicted of multiple crimes, including rape by force and rape by disregarding refusal, after assaulting his ex-girlfriend. He appealed the convictions on the grounds that they constituted substantive double jeopardy. The court found that both rape counts were based on the same act of oral sex, thus applying the framework from a recent Supreme Court decision, which concluded that his dual convictions for rape amounted to a single offense. Additionally, the court determined that his conviction for criminal confinement also violated the double jeopardy doctrine since the State could not demonstrate that the confinement was separate from the force used during the rape. Consequently, the convictions for rape by disregarding refusal and criminal confinement were vacated, and the case was remanded for correction. Judge Weissmann authored the opinion, with Judge Bradford and Judge DeBoer concurring. Appellant’s attorney: Ellen M. O’Connor, Marion County Public Defender Agency, Indianapolis, Indiana. Appellee’s attorney: Office of the Indiana Attorney General.

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