Deven G. Frisque v. State of Indiana

── Deven G. Frisque v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01963 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 30, 2022 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Jefferson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Crone concur Case Summary Following a jury trial, Deven Frisque was convicted of Level 1 felony neglect of a dependent resulting in death. He appeals raising the following restated issues: I. Did the trial court abuse its discretion when it permitted the pathologist who performed the autopsy to testify as an expert witness pursuant to Indiana Evidence Rule 702 regarding the child’s cause of death? II. Did the trial court rely upon improper aggravators, and thereby abuse its discretion, when sentencing Frisque? III.