Paul Hernandez-Ruiz, Jr. v. State of Indiana

── Paul Hernandez-Ruiz, Jr. v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00822 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 20, 2024 Author: Judge Dana Kenworthy County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Felix and Judge DeBoer concur In October 2022, Hernandez-Ruiz pleaded guilty to Level 6 felony domestic battery committed in the presence of a minor (“Cause 298”). Under his plea agreement, Hernandez-Ruiz was to receive an eighteen-month sentence with ninety days executed and the remainder suspended to probation. After a hearing, the trial court took the plea agreement under advisement and set a sentencing date. On November 28, 2022—two days before Hernandez-Ruiz’s sentencing hearing in Cause 298—the State charged Ruiz with four criminal offenses (“Cause 447”).