Steven M Smith v. State of Indiana

── Steven M Smith v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00613 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 28, 2024 Author: Judge Paul Felix County of Origin: Decatur Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 6, 2023, Smith pled guilty to one count of battery causing serious bodily injury as a Level 5 felony. The trial court accepted Smith’s guilty plea and sentenced him to six years, with one year executed at the Indiana Department of Correction (“DOC”) and the other five years suspended to probation. Because Smith had been incarcerated prior to pleading guilty, he began his probation the day he pled guilty. One of the terms of Smith’s probation was that he was not to possess or use drugs, and he was to submit to drug and alcohol screens.