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MEMORANDUM DECISION
Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D),                                          FILED
this Memorandum Decision shall not be                                      Jul 24 2019, 6:36 am

regarded as precedent or cited before any                                       CLERK
                                                                            Indiana Supreme Court
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the defense of res judicata, collateral
estoppel, or the law of the case.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT                                   ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
William T. Myers                                         Curtis T. Hill, Jr.
Whitehurst & Myers Law                                   Attorney General of Indiana
Marion, Indiana
                                                         Samantha M. Sumcad
                                                         Deputy Attorney General
                                                         Indianapolis, Indiana

                                          IN THE
    COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA

David A. Stanley,                                        July 24, 2019
Appellant-Defendant,                                     Court of Appeals Case No.
                                                         18A-CR-3052
        v.                                               Appeal from the Huntington
                                                         Superior Court
State of Indiana,                                        The Honorable Jennifer E.
Appellee-Plaintiff.                                      Newton, Judge
                                                         Trial Court Cause No.
                                                         35D01-1704-F1-86

Robb, Judge.

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                               Case Summary and Issues
[1]   Following a two-day jury trial, David Stanley was convicted of one count of

      Level 1 felony child molesting. He was sentenced to forty-five years in the

      Indiana Department of Correction (“DOC”). Stanley now appeals, raising two

      issues which we restate as follows: (1) whether the trial court abused its

      discretion in admitting into evidence the child victim’s videotaped interview

      and hearsay statements because they created a prejudicial drumbeat repetition

      of the allegations against him, and (2) whether the trial court abused its

      discretion in sentencing Stanley when it considered his lack of remorse as an

      aggravating circumstance. Concluding that the admission of the child victim’s

      out-of-court statements did not result in a drumbeat repetition and that the trial

      court properly found Stanley’s lack of remorse an aggravating circumstance, we

      affirm.

                            Facts and Procedural History
[2]   Fifty-five-year old Stanley had been in a thirteen-year relationship with Vicki

      Cormany. Cormany had a then four-year-old granddaughter (“Child”) who

      lived with or stayed with her and Stanley for much of the first years of Child’s

      life. Child had a good relationship with Stanley and referred to him as “Papaw

      Dave.” [Transcript of] Jury Trial and Sentencing Hearings, Volume 2 at 34.

      Child’s mother, Kara Bryant, also had a good relationship with Stanley and

      thought of him as a father figure. Dara Hale, who has a child with Stanley’s

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      son, was good friends with Bryant and has known Child since Child’s birth.

      Child calls Hale “Aunt Dara.” Id. at 116.

[3]   On the evening of October 20, 2016, Child was staying with Stanley and

      Cormany at their home in Huntington. Stanley was in the kitchen making

      dinner, and Child was standing on a chair near the stove, helping Stanley cook.

      Cormany was in another room of the house, cleaning copper. When dinner

      was ready Child, Cormany, and Stanley ate together at the kitchen table. After

      the three finished dinner, Stanley went into the bathroom. When Stanley left

      the room, Child told Cormany that “Papaw pulled my pants down and touched

      my bad spot.” Id. at 46. Child also told Cormany that “Papaw did up his shirt

      and . . . squeezed [his] booby and winked at me and told me to shhh.” Id. at 47.

      When Stanley returned to the room, Cormany asked him to go to a nearby gas

      station to purchase cigarettes but did not tell Stanley of Child’s accusations.

      Stanley left the home shortly thereafter and walked to the store.

[4]   While Stanley was gone, Cormany called Bryant, Child’s mother, and told her

      of Child’s allegations. Child spoke with Bryant on the phone. Bryant testified

      that Child told her that while Child and Stanley were cooking, “Papaw had

      pulled down her pants and stuck his finger in her butt, and he lifted up his shirt
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      and squeezed – like pinched his [booby].” Id. at 87.

      1
       Child used the term “butt” or “butt-butt” when referring to her female sex organ. See Tr., Vol. 2 at 88, 89,
      191.

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[5]   When Stanley returned from the store, Cormany asked him whether he had

      touched Child as Child had alleged. Stanley denied touching Child, started

      crying, and told Child that she did not “have to lie on Papaw to go home.” Id.

      at 50. Cormany testified that Child responded by slapping Stanley on the leg,

      saying, “[T]hat’s what you get for touching me.” Id. at 51.

[6]   Bryant sent Hale to the home to pick up Child and Cormany. When Hale

      entered the home, Child told Hale, “Aunt Dara, my Papaw Dave’s going to

      jail. He stuck his finger in my butt.” Id. at 119. Stanley responded by telling

      Child, “Young lady, you didn’t have to lie on Papaw. If you wanted to go

      home, we could have called your mom.” Id. at 120. Hale left the home with

      Cormany and Child and then drove to Bryant’s home to pick up Bryant.

      Bryant testified that when Child saw Bryant, Child told her that “Papaw was

      going to jail because he done touched her in her bad spot[.]” Id. at 88. The four

      then traveled to Parkview Huntington Hospital, arriving in the early morning of

      October 21, 2016, so that Child could be examined. Bryant testified that Child

      became “scared” at the hospital, and that “[Child] shut down.” Id. at 92.

[7]   Later that day, Child was interviewed at a child advocacy center by a trained

      forensic child interviewer. The interview was recorded. After the interview

      took place, and on that same day, Child was referred to the Sexual Assault

      Treatment Center in Fort Wayne. At the treatment center, Child was examined

      by a sexual assault nurse examiner (“SANE Nurse”). The nurse testified that

      Child told her that “Papaw Dave touched [her] butt-butt.” Id. at 191. Child

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      also demonstrated for the nurse how she was touched by putting her index

      finger inside her labia.

[8]   On April 12, 2017, Stanley was charged with one count of child molesting as a

      Level 1 felony. On January 9, 2018, prior to trial, the State filed a motion to

      introduce child hearsay evidence, seeking to introduce at trial statements Child

      made in the videotaped forensic interview regarding the alleged molestation.

      The trial court conducted a hearing on the motion on July 5, 2018, at which

      Cormany, Bryant, and Hale (among others) testified. Although Child was

      made available for cross-examination at the hearing, Stanley did not cross-

      examine Child, and after a discussion with his counsel, decided not to call

      Child as a witness. On September 4, 2018, the trial court issued its findings of

      fact, conclusions thereon, and order, concluding in relevant part as follows:
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      Child was a “protected person for purposes of I.C. 35-[3]7-4-6[,]” and based

      2
        Indiana Code section 35-37-4-6 provides, in relevant part, that an otherwise inadmissible statement or
      videotape made by a protected person (a child under fourteen years of age or a mentally disabled individual)
      is admissible in criminal actions involving sex crimes defined in Indiana Code chapter 35-42-4 if the
      following conditions are met:

             (1) the court must find, in a hearing attended by the protected person and outside the presence
             of the jury, that the time, content, and circumstances of the statement or videotape provide
             sufficient indications of reliability;
             (2) the protected person must either testify at the trial or be found unavailable as a witness
             because, among other reasons, the protected person will suffer serious emotional distress from
             testifying in the presence of the defendant;
             (3) if the protected person is found to be unavailable as a witness, the protected person must be
             available for cross-examination at the hearing or when the statement or videotape is made; and
             (4) the defendant must be notified at least ten days before trial of the prosecuting attorney’s
             intention to introduce the statement or videotape and of the contents of the statement or
             videotape.
      See Ind. Code § 35-37-4-6(a)-(g).

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       upon the testimony of a psychologist, “[C]hild would suffer emotional distress

       if required to testify in the presence of [Stanley.]” Appellant’s Appendix,

       Volume 2 at 213. Finding that the “time, content and circumstances of the

       statements and video recording . . . provide[d] sufficient indications of

       reliability[,]” the trial court granted the State’s motion. Id.

[9]    Stanley’s jury trial took place on October 31 and November 1, 2018. Child did

       not testify at the trial; however, Child’s videotaped forensic interview was

       admitted into evidence, and the interview was played for the jury. Stanley did

       not object. Four additional witnesses testified during trial about what Child

       told them regarding the accusations against Stanley—without objection from

       Stanley.

[10]   At the conclusion of the trial, Stanley was found guilty as charged. He was
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       sentenced on November 20, 2018 to forty-five years in the DOC. When

       sentencing Stanley, the trial court discussed the lack of mitigating circumstances

       and the presence of aggravating circumstances, stating in relevant part as

       follows:

                The Court is going to find as aggravators the fact that the
                Defendant has a prior criminal history, including a pri— prior
                Child Molesting conviction. Um, in addition to that, he was
                arrested on completely separate Child Molesting, um, offenses.

       3
        The sentence for Level 1 felony child molesting is a fixed term between twenty and fifty years, with
       an advisory term of thirty years. See Ind. Code § 35-50-2-4.

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               He has seven (7) prior misdemeanors. Um, the age of the victim
               is also an aggravator, because she was so young. She was four
               (4) years old. Um, I know to make it a Level One (1) felony she
               had to be less than twelve (12), but she was four (4). Also, the
               victim considered Defendant her grandfather, and the Defendant
               was in a position of trust. The child had lived with the
               Defendant for most of her life and was actually staying there,
               um, overnight in the days preceding this incident that occurred.
               Also, the Defendant has not taken responsibility for his actions
               and shows no remorse. Um, it’s clear from the [presentence
               investigation report] that the only one he feels sorry for is
               himself. It was clear from testimony at trial when he testified
               that the only one he feels sorry for is himself, yet he’s left a trail
               of victims. . . . I also do not believe that any – any cooperation
               that he showed during the investigation with authorities – I don’t
               believe it is a mitigator, but even if I considered that a mitigator,
               any cooperation in the beginning as far as DNA tests and the
               search of his residence – um, those are far outweighed by the
               aggravators. There’s no balance here at all.

       Tr., Vol. 3 at 38. Stanley now appeals. Additional facts will be provided as

       necessary.

                                  Discussion and Decision
                                   I. Admission of Evidence
[11]   Stanley first contends that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted

       into evidence Child’s videotaped forensic interview and allowed testimony of

       the hearsay statements made by Child to Cormany, Bryant, Hale, and the

       SANE Nurse. According to Stanley, these combined testimonies, “in addition

       to [Child’s] videotaped statements amount to a drumbeat of repetition that

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       impermissibly bolstered [Child’s] credibility and unduly prejudiced the jury,

       denying [him] a fair trial.” Brief of Appellant at 12.

                                       A. Standard of Review
[12]   A trial court has broad discretion in ruling on the admissibility of evidence.

       Turner v. State, 953 N.E.2d 1039, 1045 (Ind. 2011). We review its rulings for

       abuse of discretion, which occurs only if the decision was clearly against the

       logic and effect of the facts and circumstances or misinterprets the law. Id.;

       Williams v. State, 43 N.E.3d 578, 581 (Ind. 2015). The number of witnesses

       who may be called to prove a single issue of fact is within the trial court’s sound

       discretion. Dobbs v. State, 237 Ind. 119, 121, 143 N.E.2d 99, 100 (1957).

[13]   Stanley did not object on the basis that the videotape and the testimony were

       cumulative. “As a general rule, failure to object at trial results in waiver of an

       issue for purposes of appeal.” Washington v. State, 840 N.E.2d 873, 886 (Ind.

       Ct. App. 2006), trans. denied. Stanley does, however, allege that the admission

       of the evidence constituted fundamental error. Fundamental error is an

       extremely narrow exception that allows a defendant to avoid waiver of an

       issue. Cooper v. State, 854 N.E.2d 831, 835 (Ind. 2006). It is error that makes “a

       fair trial impossible or constitute[s] clearly blatant violations of basic and

       elementary principles of due process . . . present[ing] an undeniable and

       substantial potential for harm.” Id. “This exception is available only in

       egregious circumstances.” Brown v. State, 929 N.E.2d 204, 207 (Ind. 2010)

       (internal quotations and citation omitted).

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                                      B. Drumbeat Repetition
[14]   Stanley argues that fundamental error occurred at his trial

               when [the trial court] allowed three of the child’s close family
               members to repeat the child’s version of events to the jury,
               putting their added credibility up against the credibility of
               Stanley, who was the only actual witness to what happened to
               the child while they were alone in the kitchen. In other words,
               the jury saw that the child’s mother, grandmother and “aunt”
               were willing to testify as to what the child told them rather than
               to testify for Stanley, who was also a close family member. This
               left the jury with the unavoidable impression that the people that
               knew both parties the best believed the child and not Stanley. By
               allowing those family members[,] i.e. the child’s mother,
               grandmother and “aunt[,]” to relate the child’s words to the jury,
               even though the child herself testified on video at the child
               advocacy center and told her version to the SANE Nurse, the
               trial court allowed the repeated child hearsay to vouch for
               [Child’s] out of court statements and improperly bolstered her
               credibility, thereby denying Stanley a fair trial.

       Br. of Appellant at 15-16.

[15]   We have addressed the issue of drumbeat evidence in child molesting cases

       with differing results. In Stone v. State, 536 N.E.2d 534 (Ind. Ct. App. 1989),

       trans. denied, the defendant was convicted of two counts of child molesting.

       Although we concluded that the trial court did not err in admitting some of the

       child victim’s out-of-court statements, we held that the defendant was

       prejudiced when the trial court, over the defendant’s objection, allowed five

       witnesses to testify to the victim’s out-of-court statements. Id. at 540. Between

       the five witnesses and the victim, the victim’s version of the alleged molestation

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       was presented to the jury seven times. We concluded that this was drumbeat

       repetition and reversed, explaining that the victim’s credibility was “of critical

       importance,” and “the line between [the victim’s] credibility became

       increasingly unimpeachable as each adult added his or her personal eloquence,

       maturity, emotion, and professionalism to [the victim’s] out-of-court

       statements.” Id. at 540-41.

[16]   Our Supreme Court also expressed concern about drumbeat repetition of

       evidence in Modesitt v. State, 578 N.E.2d 649 (Ind. 1991). In Modesitt, the trial

       court, over the defendant’s objection, allowed three witnesses to testify to

       the child victim’s hearsay statements concerning the alleged molestation—the

       child’s mother, a welfare caseworker, and a psychologist. The court explained

       that “three witnesses told the victim’s story before the victim herself testified[,]”

       and the Court could not say that this “drumbeat repetition of the victim’s

       original story prior to calling the victim to testify did not unduly prejudice the

       jury which convicted Modesitt.” Id. at 651-52.

[17]   In two cases that followed, Willis v. State, 776 N.E.2d 965 (Ind. Ct. App. 2002)

       and Surber v. State, 884 N.E.2d 856 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008), trans. denied, this court

       found no drumbeat repetition. First, in Willis, the child victim testified about

       being molested. After the victim testified, her mother testified and the trial

       court admitted a videotape of the victim’s interview with authorities. Both of

       these occurred despite the defendant’s objection. Noting that the videotape

       revealed no evidence that the jury had not heard from the child victim, as well

       as the brief nature of the mother’s testimony about the molestation, we

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       concluded that this did not amount to the drumbeat repetition found

       in Modesitt. Willis, 776 N.E.2d at 968.

[18]   In Surber, the child victim’s statements about being molested were repeated by

       three witnesses, and a videotaped interview of the child describing the

       molestation was admitted into evidence without objection from Surber. 884
N.E.2d at 864-65. Concluding that any error in admission was harmless, we

       noted that the victim was the first to testify and was cross-examined. Id. at 864.

       We also noted that the three witnesses’ testimony “was brief, consistent with,

       and did not elaborate upon [the child victim’s] testimony.” Id.

[19]   Here, Cormany, Bryant, and Hale testified prior to Child’s videotaped interview

       being shown to the jury. The SANE Nurse testified after the videotape was

       played. All four witnesses testified briefly to what Child told them about what

       Stanley had done, using the words that Child utilized. None of the witnesses

       embellished Child’s allegations with “personal eloquence, maturity, emotion,

       and professionalism[,]” Stone, 536 N.E.2d at 540, and Stanley does not point us

       to any specific incidents where the witnesses vouched for Child’s credibility.

       And, unlike in Modesitt, Stanley did not object to the testimony of the witnesses.

       See Eastwood v. State, 984 N.E.2d 637, 641 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012) (holding that

       evidence challenged on appeal as “drumbeat repetition” of victim’s testimony

       was not objected to at trial and that the defendant failed to establish

       fundamental error with regard to the issue), trans. denied. We, therefore,

       conclude that the admission of the videotape and the witnesses’ testimony did

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       not deprive Stanley of a fair trial and therefore did not constitute fundamental

       error.

                                              II. Sentencing
                                       A. Standard of Review
[20]   Finally, Stanley contends that the trial court abused its discretion at sentencing

       when it used his lack of remorse as an aggravating circumstance. Sentencing

       decisions rest within the sound discretion of the trial court. Anglemyer v. State,

       868 N.E.2d 482, 490 (Ind. 2007), clarified on reh’g, 875 N.E.2d 218 (Ind. 2007).

       So long as the sentence is within the statutory range, it is subject to review only

       for an abuse of discretion. Id. An abuse of discretion will be found where the

       decision is clearly against the logic and effect of the facts and circumstances

       before the court or the reasonable, probable, and actual deductions to be drawn

       therefrom. Id. A trial court may abuse its discretion in a number of ways,

       including: (1) failing to enter a sentencing statement at all; (2) entering a

       sentencing statement that includes aggravating and mitigating factors that are

       unsupported by the record; (3) entering a sentencing statement that omits

       reasons that are clearly supported by the record; or (4) entering a sentencing

       statement that includes reasons that are improper as a matter of law. Id. at 490-

       91. If a trial court abuses its discretion by improperly considering an

       aggravating circumstance, we need to remand for resentencing only “if we

       cannot say with confidence that the trial court would have imposed the same

       sentence had it properly considered reasons that enjoy support in the record.”

       Id. at 491.
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              B. Lack of Remorse as an Aggravating Circumstance
[21]   Here, at sentencing, the trial court found that Stanley lacked remorse and that

       his lack of remorse was an aggravating circumstance because he “has not taken

       responsibility for his actions and shows no remorse[;] it’s clear from the

       [presentence investigation report] that the only one he feels sorry for is himself[;

       and it] was clear from testimony at trial when he testified that the only one he

       feels sorry for is himself[.]” Tr., Vol. 3 at 38.

[22]   While a defendant’s denial of guilt is not a permissible aggravating factor,

       his lack of remorse is. Deane v. State, 759 N.E.2d 201, 205 (Ind. 2001). A

       defendant demonstrates lack of remorse by displaying “disdain or recalcitrance,

       the equivalent of ‘I don’t care.’” Cox v. State, 780 N.E.2d 1150, 1158 (Ind. Ct.

       App. 2002). On the other hand, the fact that a defendant maintains his

       innocence by making statements akin to “I didn’t do it” is not properly

       considered an aggravating circumstance. Id. Although lack of remorse is a

       proper aggravator, it is not a weighty aggravator, and instead is considered

       an aggravator of only modest significance. See Georgopulos v. State, 735 N.E.2d
1138, 1145 (Ind. 2000) (“[T]he lack of remorse is regarded only as a modest

       aggravator.”).

[23]   At trial, Stanley testified in his own defense, and maintained that he did not

       inappropriately touch Child. However, during cross-examination, Stanley

       testified that Bryant and Hale did not like him. During closing argument,

       Stanley’s defense theory was that the State could not prove its case because:

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       Child was not being truthful with her allegations, and the adults around her

       may have influenced the allegations; Cormany may have had “an axe to grind”

       against Stanley and “a motive to put [Child] up to this”; Stanley “did

       everything he could to make sure . . . that . . . he was acquitted[,]” including

       cooperating with the investigation by presenting himself for DNA testing; no

       incriminating physical evidence was found; and Stanley could not have

       committed the crime because of Cormany’s close proximity to the kitchen at the

       time the molesting allegedly occurred. Tr., Vol. 3 at 13, 17. In his presentence

       investigation report, Stanley was asked to comment on the instant offense. He

       replied, “People believe lies. What would you get out of touching a kid? Any

       kid? Especially your granddaughter? Any kid at that. That messes a kids [sic]

       head up [sic] it’s not funny[.]” Appellant’s [Confidential] App., Vol. 4 at 11.

       Stanley did not make a statement of allocution at sentencing.

[24]   Stanley argues that the trial court’s consideration of lack of remorse as an

       aggravating circumstance was improper because his “position and statements at

       trial did not exhibit disdain or recalcitrance[,]” and therefore the record does

       not support the court’s finding that he lacked remorse. Br. of Appellant at 18.

       However, we give substantial deference to the trial court’s evaluation of

       remorse because the trial court has the ability to directly observe the defendant

       and is in the best position to determine whether the remorse is genuine. Corralez

       v. State, 815 N.E.2d 1023, 1025 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004). As we did not observe

       Stanley when he testified, we are not in a position to second-guess the trial

       court’s determination of Stanley’s credibility. See, e.g., Green v. State, 850

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N.E.2d 977, 991 (Ind. Ct. App. 2006), aff'd in relevant part, 856 N.E.2d 703 (Ind.

       2006) (recognizing that the trial court “had the ability to observe the defendant

       directly and listen to the tenor of his voice,” and therefore “was in the best

       position to determine the sincerity of his alleged remorseful statements”).

       Accordingly, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in

       finding Stanley’s lack of remorse as an aggravating factor.

[25]   Even if we were to find that the trial court abused its discretion by considering

       Stanley’s lack of remorse as an aggravating circumstance, any such impropriety

       would not require this court to remand for resentencing given the trial court’s

       finding of other valid aggravating circumstances. See Anglemyer, 868 N.E.2d at

       491 (we need to remand for resentencing only “if we cannot say with

       confidence that the trial court would have imposed the same sentence had it

       properly considered reasons that enjoy support in the record.”). Here, we are

       confident that the trial court would have imposed the same sentence even

       without the lack of remorse aggravator, as the trial court’s imposition of a forty-

       five year sentence for one count of Level 1 felony child molesting was based

       upon Stanley’s criminal history and his position of trust with respect to Child—

       both valid aggravators. See Ind. Code § 35-38-1-7.1(a)(2) (in determining

       sentencing, the trial court may consider history of criminal behavior as an

       aggravating circumstance); McCoy v. State, 856 N.E.2d 1259, 1262 (Ind. Ct.

       App. 2006) (“[A] ‘position of trust’ by itself constitutes a valid aggravating

       factor, which supports the maximum enhancement of a sentence for child

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       molesting.”) (citation omitted). The trial court did not abuse its discretion

       when sentencing Stanley.

                                               Conclusion
[26]   The trial court did not abuse its discretion in admitting into evidence Child’s

       videotaped forensic interview and allowing testimony of Child’s hearsay

       statements, and the trial court did not err in sentencing Stanley. Therefore, we

       affirm Stanley’s conviction and sentence.

[27]   Affirmed.

       Baker, J., and Najam, J., concur.

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