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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: QUINTON L. ELLIS Fort Wayne, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: STEVE CARTER Attorney General of Indiana ELLEN H. MEILAENDER Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
RICHARD B. JESSUP, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

No. 02A05-0703-CR-191

APPEAL FROM THE ALLEN SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Francis C. Gull, Judge Cause No. 02D04-0604-FA-19

November 27, 2007 MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

SHARPNACK, Judge

Richard Jessup appeals his sentence for child molesting as a class A felony, 1 burglary as a class B felony, 2 and being an habitual offender. 3 Jessup raises two issues, which we revise and restate as: I. Whether Jessup's convictions for child molesting and burglary violate the prohibition against double jeopardy; Whether the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing Jessup; and Whether Jessup's sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offense and the character of the offender.

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III. We affirm. 4

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