Timothy S. Wicker v. State of Indiana

── Timothy S. Wicker v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00572 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 18, 2023 Author: Judge Leanna Weissmann County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Altice and Judge Kenworthy concur In February 2020, the State charged Wicker with Level 1 and Level 4 felony child molesting. Though Wicker missed the hearing scheduling his October 2022 trial date, he attended a status conference in late June and a final pretrial hearing in August 2022 during which the judge repeatedly mentioned his trial date. The evening before his trial was due to begin, court staff called Wicker to remind him of his scheduled trial and Wicker responded that he knew he should attend his trial. But Wicker did not appear the morning of his trial.