James Alan Sturgel v. State of Indiana

── James Alan Sturgel v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01042 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: August 30, 2024 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Dearborn Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Crone and Judge Tavitas concur In 2008, Sturgel pled guilty to Class A felony child molesting and received a sentence of thirty years of incarceration, with fifteen years suspended to probation. Ten years later, the State released Sturgel to probation. Just over one year after being released to probation, Sturgel admitted to having violated the terms of his probation by committing Level 6 felony failure to register for the sexual-offender registry, having contact with three minor children, and committing perjury.