Trimble v. State, 40S01-0602-CR-64.
| Decision Date | 24 May 2006 |
| Docket Number | No. 40S01-0602-CR-64.,40S01-0602-CR-64. |
| Citation | 848 N.E.2d 278 |
| Parties | Robert TRIMBLE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below). |
| Court | Indiana Supreme Court |
Ryan W. Redmon, Seymour, for Appellant.
Steve Carter, Attorney General, Joby Jerrells, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
Trimble was convicted after a bench trial of cruelty to an animal, a Class B misdemeanor, and harboring a non-immunized dog, a Class C infraction. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding that the State's evidence was gathered in violation of the federal and Indiana constitutions. Trimble v. State, 816 N.E.2d 83, 86 (Ind.Ct.App. 2004). Because of this disposition, the Court of Appeals did not address two other issues Trimble raised on appeal. We granted transfer and affirmed the trial court's finding that the evidence was not obtained in violation of Trimble's constitutional rights and was therefore admissible. Trimble v. State, 842 N.E.2d 798, 804 (Ind. 2006). Trimble seeks rehearing. He correctly points out that neither the Court of Appeals nor this Court has addressed his other two issues.
Trimble first argues that the evidence was insufficient to prove that he abandoned or neglected Butchie, a Doberman Pinscher left in his care. He does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain his conviction for harboring a non-immunized dog. As an appellate court, we neither reweigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses. Wilson v. State, 770 N.E.2d 799, 801 (Ind.2002). If there is sufficient evidence of probative value to support the conclusion of the trier of fact then the verdict will not be disturbed. Id. We believe that the evidence of Butchie's starved appearance, injured leg, and frost bitten extremities was sufficient to allow the trial judge to discount Trimble's testimony and infer that Trimble was responsible for feeding and caring for Butchie, and that he failed to do so.
Trimble also argues that the trial court required him to prove his innocence in violation of his due process rights. In Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U.S. 510, 524, 99 S.Ct. 2450, 61 L.Ed.2d 39 (1979), the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt every material element of a crime. Trimble contends that comments from the trial judge after the State's case-in-chief demonstrate that the trial court placed the burden on him to prove his...
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