Rita White v. State of Indiana

── Rita White v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 18A-CR-00343 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 30, 2019 Author: Judge Robert Altice Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Tavitas concur Case Summary [1] Following a jury trial, Rita White was found guilty of child molesting as a Class A felony and incest as a Class B felony. At sentencing, the trial court merged the offenses and then sentenced White to the maximum term of fifty years for the Class A felony child molesting conviction. White presents three issues for our review: 1. Did White knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waive her right to counsel? 2. Did the trial court rely upon improper aggravating factors in determining White’s sentence? 3.