Matthew Edmonds, Appellant (defendant Below) v. State of Indiana, Appellee (plaintiff Below).

Summary

The court held that Indiana Code section 35-44.1-3-1 authorizes only one felony resisting-law-enforcement conviction for a single act of fleeing in a vehicle, even when that act causes one death and serious injuries to multiple people. Applying statutory interpretation and judicial restraint, the court declined to reach constitutional double-jeopardy questions because the statutory issue resolved the matter. It reversed two Level 5 felony convictions, affirmed the remaining convictions, and remanded for resentencing.