Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2 (2026)
Class A misdemeanor
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 2. A person who commits a Class A misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of not more than one (1) year; in addition, he may be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.8. Amended by Acts 1977, P.L.340, SEC.124.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 243
cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: Jason M. Morris v. State of Indiana, 114 N.E.3d 531 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018).
Jason M. Morris v. State of Indiana, 114 N.E.3d 531 (Ind. Ct. App. 2018). “See Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2 . Morris contends his sentence is inappropriate because his criminal history is minor and his offense was brief and non-violent.”
Cox v. State, 792 N.E.2d 898 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “" Pursuant to Indiana Code § 35-50-3-2, Cox was subject to a fixed term of imprisonment of not more than one year for resisting law enforcement, as a class A misdemeanor.”
Thomas M. Kunberger v. State of Indiana, 46 N.E.3d 966 (Ind. Ct. App. 2015). “Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2 . There is no advisory sentence for a Class A misdemeanor.”
Kathleen K. Peterink v. State of Indiana, 971 N.E.2d 735 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012). “I.C. § 35-50-3-2 (West, Westlaw current through legislation effective May 31, 2012).”
Beck v. State, 790 N.E.2d 520 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003). “Ind.Code § 35-50-3-2 (1998). Our supreme court has determined that "the maximum possible sentences are generally most appropriate for the worst offenders.”
Edwin Jones v. State of Indiana, 982 N.E.2d 417 (Ind. Ct. App. 2013). “Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2 provides in relevant part that “[a] person who commits a Class A misdemeanor shall be imprisoned for a fixed term of not more than one (1) year .”
Smith v. State, 610 N.E.2d 265 (Ind. Ct. App. 1993). “Ind. Code 35-50-3-2. Any sentence above that is illegal.”
Best v. State, 566 N.E.2d 1027 (Ind. 1991). “1990); Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2 (West 1986). In Best's case, however, the crime was enhanced to a class D felony because he had another conviction for operating while intoxicated during the five years preceding this conviction.”
Frantz Jerry Sainvil v. State of Indiana, 51 N.E.3d 337 (Ind. Ct. App. 2016). “His sentence enhancement for his habitual offender conviction was twelve (12) years less than the maximum, and his sentence for one of his Class A misdemeanor convictions was 180 days, rather than a full year as allowed by Indiana Code § 35-50-3-2. [23] Moreover, we do not find…”
Adams v. State, 960 N.E.2d 793 (Ind. 2012). “, Ind.Code §§ 35-50-3-2 to - 4 (2008) (class A, B, and C misdemeanors); see also Ind.”
Fort Wayne Books, Inc. v. Indiana, 489 U.S. 46 (1989). “Code § 35-50-2-6 (1988), with Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2 (1988). While the RICO punishment is obviously greater than that for obscenity violations, we do not perceive any constitutionally significant difference between the two potential punishments.”
State v. Hancock, 65 N.E.3d 585 (Ind. 2016). “See I.C. § 35-50-3-2. The offense is elevated to level 5 and 6 felonies depending on additional facts.”
— Ind. Code § 35-50-3-2(a) — 1 case
Pharoah D. Newton v. State of Indiana (Ind. Ct. App. 2012).
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