Court Opinion

ID: 9741387
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 20:54:35.614251+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:22.998859
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ROBERTSON, Judge,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in the majority opinion as to the first two issues. I respectfully dissent to the issue relating to the question of double jeopardy.
My dissent is based upon the reasoning and authorities cited in that portion of Bigler v. State (1992), Ind.App., 602 N.E.2d at 520 (trans. denied) which says that the legislature can authorize separate punishment for two crimes even though they arise out of the same occurrence and are based upon substantially similar evidence. Under the facts of this case, I believe that the appellant should be sentenced separately for both the driving under the influence and neglect of a dependent.