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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: NICOLE A. ZELIN Greenfield, 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
JOSH LEE VORIS, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 30A01-0706-CR-250

APPEAL FROM THE HANCOCK CIRCUIT COURT The Honorable Richard D. Culver, Judge Cause No. 30C01-0606-FD-106

September 12, 2007 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

BRADFORD, Judge

Appellant-Defendant Josh Voris appeals following his conviction for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, a Class D felony, 1 and his corresponding sentence of one and one-half years in the Department of Correction. Upon appeal, Voris argues that his sentence is inappropriate. We affirm. FACTS Voris is a convicted sex offender by virtue of his January 20, 2006 conviction for Class C felony Sexual Misconduct with a Minor, and he was on probation for this offense when he failed to register as a sex offender on May 5, 2006. On June 2, 2006, the State charged Voris with failure to register as a sex offender. During a February 20, 2007 probation violation hearing, Voris admitted that he had failed to register as a sex offender, and the trial court accepted his guilty plea. At a March 14, 2007 sentencing hearing, Voris admitted that he had threatened to kill various probation officers and to bomb the probation office. The trial court sentenced Voris to one and one-half years in the Department of Correction. Voris now appeals, claiming the imposition of one and one-half years is an inappropriate sentence in light of his character and nature of his offense. DISCUSSION AND DECISION Article VII, Sections 4 and 6 of the Indiana Constitution "`authorize[] independent appellate review and revision of a sentence imposed by the trial court.'" Anglemyer v. State, 868 N.E.2d 482, 491 (Ind. 2007) (quoting Childress v. State, 848 N.E.2d 1073,
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