Ray Daugherty v. State Indiana

Ray Daugherty appeals his conviction of official misconduct, a class A misdemeanor, IND. CODE 35-44-1-2(1). Daugherty received a one year sentence with sixty days to be executed; he was fined $1000.00 and he was disenfranchised from holding public office for ten years. The misconduct was Daughertys battery upon a prisoner in his custody while he was the Hendricks County sheriff.