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Pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case. ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: CHRIS P. FRAZIER Marion County Public Defender Agency Indianapolis, Indiana ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General of Indiana GEORGE P. SHERMAN Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
JOHNNY WILLIAMS, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 49A05-0706-CR-299

APPEAL FROM THE MARION SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Amy Barbar, Magistrate The Honorable Robert R. Altice, Jr., Judge Cause No. 49G02-0610-FC-194115

December 20, 2007 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

BRADFORD, Judge

Appellant-Defendant Johnny Williams appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for Child Molesting as a Class C felony 1 by challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. We affirm. FACTS On October 7, 2006, at approximately 1:40 p.m., Robin Robson left her children, including thirteen-year-old B.S., at her home at 2170 East Street, Indianapolis, under the care of Williams. Williams and his girlfriend, Sheila Abel, routinely served as Robson's babysitter. Jerrita ("Renee") Marbley lived with Robson at the above address at the time. At some point Marbley left her upstairs room, and upon walking downstairs and finding Williams and B.S. in the kitchen area, observed that Williams's hands were under B.S.'s blouse near her breasts. According to B.S., Williams had lifted her shirt and bra up and used both hands to touch the "front part" of her body underneath her bra. Tr. p. 45. Marbley reported the incident to Robson, who contacted authorities that day. Williams was charged on October 10, 2006, with child molesting. Following an April 26, 2007 jury trial, Williams was found guilty and sentenced on May 4, 2007, to four years in the Department of Correction. This appeal follows. DISCUSSION AND DECISION Upon appeal, Williams challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction. In reviewing his claim, we note that our standard of review for sufficiencyof-the-evidence claims is well settled. We do not reweigh the evidence or judge the
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