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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: A. FRANK GLEAVES, III Marion County Public Defender Agency Indianapolis, Indiana ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General Of Indiana KELLY A. MIKLOS Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

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

No. 49A05-0605-CR-254

APPEAL FROM THE MARION SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Tanya Walton-Pratt, Judge Cause No. 49G01-0509-FB-157914

December 28, 2006

MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

ROBB, Judge

Case Summary and Issue Keith Foreman appeals his conviction for aggravated battery, a Class B felony, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. Concluding that sufficient evidence supports the conviction, we affirm. Facts and Procedural History On the night of September 5, 2005, Augustus Breazel, III 1 was out drinking with Marcia Jones. Jones was his girlfriend and the mother of his children. After their car broke down, Breazel walked Jones to her home. Jones lived in the home with her children; Willa Mae Flonnery, her mother; and Foreman, her mother's boyfriend. Foreman had lived in the home for approximately six years. Breazel and Foreman had a history of conflict. Upon walking away from the home, Breazel saw a man with a gun walking toward him. Breazel did not at first recognize the man but as the man approached, he recognized him as Foreman. When Breazel was face to face with Foreman, Foreman pointed the gun at Breazel and spoke to him. Breazel told Foreman that if he wanted to fight him he would have to put the gun down. Breazel raised his hand and Foreman shot him in the arm. Breazel ran to a nearby house. Indianapolis Police Officer Barbara Johnson was the first on the scene and spoke with Breazel. Officer Johnson asked Breazel several times who had shot him. Foreman told her on each occasion that "Keith" shot him. On September 7, 2005, following a surgery on Breazel's arm, Indianapolis Police Detective Danny Asher interviewed Breazel. Detective Asher showed Breazel a

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photographic array and asked Breazel if he could point to the person who had shot him. Breazel identified Foreman's picture as depicting the man who shot him. Foreman was charged with aggravated battery, a Class B felony. After a bench trial, Foreman was found guilty and sentenced to ten years incarceration. He now appeals. Discussion and Decision I. Standard of Review Foreman challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction. When reviewing the sufficiency of evidence supporting a conviction, the appellate court will neither reweigh the evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses. McHenry v. State, 820 N.E.2d 124, 126 (Ind. 2005). Rather, the court looks to the evidence most favorable to the verdict with all reasonable inferences to be drawn from that evidence. Id. If there exists substantial evidence of probative value to support the verdict, and the evidence could have allowed a reasonable trier of fact to find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the verdict will remain undisturbed. Id. II. Sufficiency of the Evidence To obtain a conviction for aggravated battery, as a Class B felony, the State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Foreman knowingly or intentionally inflicted injury on Breazel that created a substantial risk of death or caused the protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ. Ind. Code

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