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ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: JOHN H. WATSON Sunman, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General of Indiana CYNTHIA L. PLOUGHE Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
LEONARD E. ECKSTEIN, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 69A04-0412-CR-695

APPEAL FROM THE RIPLEY CIRCUIT COURT The Honorable Carl H. Taul, Judge Cause No. 69C01-0401-FC-3

December 19, 2005 OPINION - FOR PUBLICATION

RILEY, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE Appellant-Defendant, Leonard E. Eckstein (Eckstein), appeals the trial court's order denying his Motion to Dismiss based on improper venue. We affirm. ISSUE Eckstein raises one issue on appeal, which we restate as follows: Whether the trial court erred in its determination that Ripley County was a proper venue for Eckstein's trial. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY This appeal arises out of charges filed by the State against Eckstein in Ripley County on January 5, 2004 alleging numerous offenses involving unlawful securities transactions. In its information, the State charged Eckstein with twenty counts of

violating Ind. Code

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