Steven F Searing v. State of Indiana

── Steven F Searing v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00721 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 10, 2024 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Clay Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Mathias concur Case Summary Steven Searing pled guilty to two counts of Level 6 felony theft, and the trial court sentenced him to one and one-half years of incarceration at the Indiana Department of Correction (DOC) and ordered him to pay $6,300 in restitution. Searing appeals, asserting that his sentence was inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and his character. We affirm. Facts & Procedural History In April 2018, Searing, then age fifty-nine, contacted Tammy Thomas on Facebook after he...