Shane Michael Hester-Spann v. State of Indiana

── Shane Michael Hester-Spann v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01672 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 14, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Huntington Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed, Reversed and Remanded Judge Pyle and Judge Weissmann concur In 2020, Hester-Spann battered M.H.—who was then his ex-girlfriend—while she was pregnant. In March 2021, Hester-Spann pled guilty in Cause 35C012006-F5-000214 (the “2020 Battery Cause”) to domestic battery as a Level 5 felony. The trial court sentenced Hester-Spann to three years of incarceration, with two years suspended to probation. In February 2023, Hester-Spann was still on probation in the 2020 Battery Cause; he had married M.H.; the two were living together in Huntington County, Indiana; and M.H.