Harold W. Reynolds v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.) ( 2015 )


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  • MEMORANDUM DECISION
    Jun 05 2015, 8:08 am
    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                                    ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE
    Amanda O. Blackketter                                     Gregory F. Zoeller
    Blackketter Law Office                                    Attorney General of Indiana
    Shelbyville, Indiana
    Eric P. Babbs
    Deputy Attorney General
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    IN THE
    COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
    Harold W. Reynolds,                                      June 5, 2015
    Appellant-Defendant,                                     Court of Appeals Case No.
    73A01-1407-CR-314
    v.                                               Appeal from the Shelby Superior
    Court
    The Honorable Jack A. Tandy,
    State of Indiana,                                        Judge
    Appellee-Plaintiff                                       Cause No. 73D01-1401-FC-7
    Bailey, Judge.
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    Case Summary
    [1]   Harold W. Reynolds (“Reynolds”) appeals his conviction and sentence for
    Burglary, as a Class C felony. 1 We affirm.
    Issues
    [2]   Reynolds presents three issues for review, which we restate as:
    I.   Whether the trial court properly denied Reynolds’s request to instruct the
    jury on criminal trespass as a lesser included offense of burglary;
    II.   Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted into
    evidence two photographs depicting a hole in the side of a Quonset hut;
    and
    III.      Whether the trial court abused its discretion when it found no mitigating
    factors that would affect Reynolds’s sentence.
    Facts and Procedural History
    [3]   On Sunday, January 26, 2014, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Morristown Police
    Department Chief Henry Albrecht (“Officer Albrecht”) overheard a Shelby
    County Sheriff’s Department dispatch about a suspected burglary in progress at
    Integrity Metals, a scrap metal recycling facility located on seventeen acres in
    1
    Ind. Code § 35-43-2-1. Due to substantial revisions to the Indiana Code effective July 1, 2014, this offense
    is now a Level 5 felony. Throughout this opinion, we refer to the versions of the statutes in effect at the time
    of Reynolds’s offense.
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    Shelby County. The dispatch indicated that three men were walking through
    the facility and rummaging in vehicles parked on the property. Integrity Metals
    was not open for business on Sundays at 3:00 a.m., and owner Joshua Carter
    (“Carter”) had not given anyone permission to access the property at that time.
    A ten-foot-high privacy fence surrounded the property and the fence gate was
    locked with a padlock whenever the business was closed. The police were
    alerted to the unusual activity by Watchdog Security, a company that Carter
    had hired to install and monitor a virtual recognition camera security system.
    A sign posted on the fence stated that video surveillance was used on the
    premises.
    [4]   Officer Albrecht drove to the property and observed a white truck with expired
    temporary plates parked partially in a ditch just outside the entrance gate. The
    officer stopped and parked. After retrieving from the trunk of his squad car an
    AR-15 rifle equipped with a flashlight, Officer Albrecht approached the truck to
    see if it was occupied. As he approached, he observed a man, later identified as
    Reynolds, inside the gate standing next to a running forklift from which he had
    just alighted. Officer Albrecht pointed the rifle and flashlight at Reynolds,
    identified himself, and ordered Reynolds to put his hands up. Reynolds
    initially complied, but then turned and ran.
    [5]   Outnumbered by the three men reportedly inside the property, Officer Albrecht
    waited for back-up to arrive. Officer Eric Fields (“Officer Fields”), a canine
    handler from the Greenfield Police Department, was one of the responding
    officers. Approximately two hours after Officer Albrecht first encountered
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    Reynolds, Officer Fields and two other canine officers tracked the suspects to a
    drainage ditch outside the property. The men were huddled together in the
    freezing water. Officer Fields deployed his dog to detain the suspects. All three
    men were placed under arrest and transported to the hospital for treatment for
    weather-related injuries. Reynolds was also treated for a dog bite.
    [6]   Meanwhile, Carter, who had received calls from Watchdog Security and
    Officer Albrecht, arrived at the front gate. Carter saw that the snow was
    disturbed around a section of fence that crossed over a shallow ditch and left a
    gap under the fence. The padlock that usually secured the gate was missing.
    The forklift was not where it was parked the night before, but was running right
    by the gate.
    [7]   After the suspects were in custody, Officer Albrecht and Carter walked through
    the property together. Carter saw that a “pretty big gash” (Tr. 231), large
    enough that “you could walk through” (Tr. 232), had been cut in the side of the
    Quonset hut that housed Integrity Metals’s non-ferrous scrap metal buying
    operation. The hut stored metal purchases with a “higher dollar value.” (Tr.
    235.) The door to the Quonset hut was open, and Carter could see that some
    things were out of place, including three boxes of copper on the ground. In
    addition, vehicle tracks in the snow indicated that the forklift had been driven
    around a loader truck that Carter typically parked in front of the Quonset hut
    entrance “to make sure that people have a difficult time trying to get things out
    of there.” (Tr. 234.)
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    [8]    After obtaining a warrant, Officer Albrecht searched the white truck found at
    the scene. Inside, he found a current license plate for the truck and registration
    indicating that Reynolds was the owner. He also found two bolt cutters, tin
    snips, a pair of hand-held radios, and numerous receipts for the sale of metal.
    The next day, Officer Albrecht returned and found the gate padlock on the
    ground near where the truck had been parked; the lock had been cut in two. A
    check of the computer system on which Integrity Metals tracked all scrap metal
    buys using the seller’s driver’s license number revealed that Reynolds sold scrap
    metal to Integrity Metals on January 23, 2014, three days before the incident.
    Reynolds also sold copper and iron to Integrity Metals on October 13 and 16,
    2012.
    [9]    On January 27, 2014, the State charged Reynolds with Burglary, as a Class C
    felony, Attempted Theft, as a Class D felony, 2 and Resisting Law Enforcement,
    as a Class A misdemeanor. 3 The State also alleged Reynolds to be a Habitual
    Offender. 4
    [10]   Reynolds’s jury trial commenced on May 27, 2014. At the close of the State’s
    evidence, Reynolds moved under Trial Rule 50 for judgment on the evidence as
    2
    I.C. § 35-43-4-2(a). This offense is now either a Class A misdemeanor or a Level 5 or 6 felony.
    3
    I.C. § 35-44.1-3-1(a)(1). The charging information erroneously titled the offense “Fleeing Law
    Enforcement” and cited Indiana Code section 35-44-3-3, a previous version of the Resisting Law
    Enforcement statute that was repealed on July 1, 2012. See Pub. L. No. 126-2012, § 53.
    4
    I.C. § 35-50-2-8.
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    to the Resisting Law Enforcement charge, which the trial court granted. 5 On
    May 28, 2014, the jury returned guilty verdicts on the Burglary and Attempted
    Theft charges. Reynolds then admitted to being a Habitual Offender. On June
    25, 2014, the trial court found that the Burglary merged with Attempted Theft
    and entered a judgment of conviction on the Burglary charge. The court also
    found Reynolds to be a Habitual Offender. Reynolds was sentenced to six
    years in the Indiana Department of Correction (“DOC”) for Burglary,
    enhanced by twelve years due to the Habitual Offender determination.
    Reynolds now appeals his conviction and sentence.
    Discussion and Decision
    Lesser Included Offense
    [11]   Reynolds first argues that the trial court erred when it refused his request to
    instruct the jury on criminal trespass as a lesser included offense of burglary.
    [12]   When a party asks the trial court to instruct the jury on a lesser included offense
    of the crime charged, the court must engage in a three-step analysis: (1)
    determine whether the lesser offense is inherently included in the crime charged;
    (2) if not inherently included, determine whether the lesser offense is factually
    included in the crime charged; and (3) if the alleged offense is either inherently
    5
    The charging information alleged that Reynolds committed the offense on September 24, 2006, a fact not
    corrected by the prosecution before or during trial.
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    or factually included, determine whether a serious evidentiary dispute exists
    whereby the jury could have concluded that the lesser offense was committed
    but not the greater. Hauk v. State, 
    729 N.E.2d 994
    , 998 (Ind. 2000) (citing
    Wright v. State, 
    658 N.E.2d 563
    , 566-67 (Ind. 1995)).
    [13]   Reynolds concedes that criminal trespass is not an inherently lesser included
    offense of burglary, but argues that, in this case, criminal trespass is a factually
    lesser included offense.
    [14]   To determine whether the lesser offense is factually included in the charged
    crime, the court compares the statute defining the alleged lesser included
    offense with the charging instrument in the case. 
    Wright, 658 N.E.2d at 567
    . If
    the charging instrument alleges that the means used to commit the crime
    charged include all of the elements of the lesser offense, then the lesser offense
    is factually included. 
    Id. Thus, we
    must compare the charging instrument in
    this case to the statute defining criminal trespass and determine whether the
    information charging Reynolds with burglary alleged all of the elements of
    criminal trespass.
    [15]   The charging information alleged that “Reynolds did knowingly or
    intentionally break and enter the building or structure of Integrity Metals, with
    the intent to commit the felony of theft therein, and/or he did aid, cause or
    induce another to do the same[.]” (App. 31.) Criminal trespass is defined, in
    relevant part, as follows:
    (a) A person who:
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    (1) not having a contractual interest in the property, knowingly or
    intentionally enters the real property of another person after having
    been denied entry by the other person or that person’s agent;
    [. . . ]
    commits criminal trespass, a Class A misdemeanor.
    I.C. § 35-43-2-2(a)(1). Thus, a person commits criminal trespass when he or she
    (1) knowingly or intentionally enters the real property of another, (2) after
    having been denied entry by the other person or that person’s agent, (3) not
    having a contractual interest in the property.
    [16]   On its face, then, the statutory definition of criminal trespass contains two
    elements not found in the charging information: (1) denial of entry, and (2) lack
    of a contractual interest in the property. Reynolds argues that by charging that
    he did “break and enter” the property, the State sufficiently alleged denial of
    entry and lack of a contractual interest, such that the charging information
    alleged all of the elements of criminal trespass.
    [17]   Our supreme court confronted a similar issue in J.M. v. State, 
    727 N.E.2d 703
    (Ind. 2000). In that case, J.M., a minor, was alleged to have committed
    residential burglary, as a class B felony when committed by an adult, and the
    State charged that he “did knowingly or intentionally break and enter the
    building or structure of Marvin Parks, which building or structure was a
    residence, . . . with the intent to commit a felony there, that is: theft.” 
    Id. at 705.
    J.M. was adjudicated delinquent of criminal trespass as a lesser included
    offense of burglary, which on appeal J.M. argued was erroneous. 
    Id. at 704.
    The residential criminal trespass statute at issue in J.M. required the State to
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    show that J.M. (1) knowingly or intentionally entered the dwelling of another
    person, (2) without the other person’s consent, (3) not having a contractual
    interest in the property. 
    Id. at 705
    (citing I.C. § 35-43-2-2(a)(5)). J.M. argued
    that “without consent” and “not having a contractual interest in the property”
    were elements of criminal trespass not included in the charging information. 
    Id. However, the
    court held that “by charging that J.M. did knowingly or
    intentionally ‘break and enter’ the residence of another person, the State
    sufficiently alleged facts constituting criminal trespass to support the finding of
    the magistrate and the judgment of the trial court.” 
    Id. See also
    Higgins v. State,
    
    783 N.E.2d 1180
    , 1188-89 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003) (holding that criminal trespass
    was a factually included lesser offense of residential entry where (1) residential
    criminal trespass included the elements of absence of consent and lack of a
    contractual interest, and (2) the State alleged that the defendant did knowingly
    “break and enter” the victim’s dwelling), trans. denied.
    [18]   The criminal trespass statute under which J.M. was adjudicated a delinquent
    and the criminal trespass statute at issue in this case both contain the element of
    “not having a contractual interest in the property.” See I.C. §§ 35-43-2-2(a)(5),
    35-43-2-2(a)(1). However, where the statute in J.M. defined residential criminal
    trespass as entry “without consent,” I.C. § 35-43-2-2(a)(5), the statute under
    which Reynolds sought an instruction requires a showing that Reynolds entered
    “after having been denied entry by the other person or that person’s agent.”
    I.C. § 35-43-2-2(a)(1). Citing J.M., Reynolds argues that the allegation of
    “‘breaking and entering’ implies that he had been denied entry, just as our
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    courts have found that it implies the lack of consent . . . .” (Appellant’s Br. 9-
    10.)
    [19]   We disagree. As used in the statute, “denied entry” means:
    (b) A person has been denied entry under subdivision (a)(1) of this
    section when the person has been denied entry by means of:
    (1) personal communication, oral or written;
    (2) posting or exhibiting a notice at the main entrance in a manner
    that is either prescribed by law or likely to come to the attention of
    the public; or
    (3) a hearing authority or court order under IC 32-30-6 [nuisance
    actions], IC 32-30-7 [actions for indecent nuisances], IC 32-30-8
    [actions for drug nuisances], IC 36-7-9 [unsafe building law], or IC
    36-7-36 [abatement of vacant structures and abandoned structures].
    I.C. § 35-43-2-2(b). The statutory definition indicates that to deny entry means
    to take active steps to communicate that a person may not enter that property.
    To “deny entry” to a person thus requires more than a mere absence of consent.
    See Smithley v. State, 
    582 N.E.2d 903
    , 904 (Ind. Ct. App. 1991) (holding that
    entry is not denied under Indiana Code section 35-43-2-2(b) and entering
    another’s real property “without consent” does not constitute criminal trespass
    unless visible signs denying entry are posted, denial of entry has been personally
    communicated, or a request to leave is made). Nothing in the record indicates
    that Integrity Metals communicated that Reynolds was denied entry to the
    property.
    [20]   Reynolds contends, however, that a sign posted on Integrity Metals’s fence
    “implies a denial of entry[.]” (Appellant’s Br. 10.) The sign, posted on the
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    fence next to the entrance gate, read: “SECURITY NOTICE VIDEO
    SURVEILLANCE IN USE ON THESE PREMISES.” (Ex. 6.) Although the
    sign alerts the public that Integrity Metals uses a video surveillance system, the
    text of the sign does not explicitly deny a person entry to the property. Nor
    does the sign implicitly deny entry simply because it may act as a deterrent to
    prospective burglars. Furthermore, we are not persuaded by Reynolds’s
    argument that the sign implicitly denies entry “when coupled with the evidence
    at trial showing that Integrity Metals’[s] property was surrounded by a ten foot
    privacy fence, and the business was closed with a locked gate when Reynolds
    allegedly entered it.” (Appellant’s Br. 10.) A secured building does not
    affirmatively deny a person entry within the meaning of Indiana Code section
    35-43-2-2(b). See 
    Smithley, 582 N.E.2d at 904
    (locked doors and boarded
    windows do not constitute denial of entry). The addition of a sign that does not
    explicitly deny a person entry to the property does not change the calculus.
    [21]   Because the charging information in this case did not allege all of the elements
    of criminal trespass, criminal trespass is not a factually included lesser offense
    of burglary as charged. 6 Accordingly, the trial court did not err in refusing
    Reynolds’s requested instruction.
    6
    Because criminal trespass is neither an inherently nor factually lesser included offense of burglary in this
    case, we need not reach part three of the test. See 
    Wright, 658 N.E.2d at 567
    (“If the alleged lesser included
    offense is neither inherently nor factually included in the crime charged, then the trial court should not give a
    requested instruction on the alleged lesser included offense.”).
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    Admission of Photographs
    [22]   Reynolds next argues that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted
    into evidence two photographs depicting the hole in the Quonset hut. The
    admission of photographic evidence is reviewed for an abuse of discretion.
    Knapp v. State, 
    9 N.E.3d 1274
    , 1281 (Ind. 2014), cert. denied. When photographs
    are used as demonstrative evidence – that is, as visual aids that assist in the
    presentation and interpretation of testimony – it must first be shown that the
    photographs are a true and accurate representation of the things they are to
    portray. Smith v. State, 
    491 N.E.2d 193
    , 195 (Ind. 1986) (citing Brumfield v.
    State, 
    442 N.E.2d 973
    , 975 (Ind. 1982)). An adequate foundation exists when a
    supporting witness testifies that the photographs accurately depict the scene or
    occurrence as it appeared at the time in question. 
    Id. [23] Officer
    Albrecht took the photographs of the hole in the side of the Quonset hut
    on May 26, 2014, four months after the burglary. At trial, Carter testified that,
    with the exception of some tape he applied in an unsuccessful attempt to close
    the hole and the fact that there was no snow on the ground in May, the
    photographs accurately depicted the hole as it appeared on January 26, 2014.
    Later, when the State offered to introduce the photographs into evidence,
    Officer Albrecht also testified that, except for the tape marks and lack of snow,
    the photographs accurately depicted the hole on the night of the burglary. On
    cross-examination, however, Officer Albrecht admitted that he did not measure
    the hole on either January 26 or May 26, 2014, so he could not say if exact
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    measurements of the hole changed. Over Reynolds’s objection, the trial court
    admitted the photographs.
    [24]   On appeal, Reynolds argues that Officer Albrecht’s testimony provided an
    insufficient foundation to admit the pictures, pointing specifically to the
    officer’s response on cross-examination. Even though Officer Albrecht
    admitted that he did not take specific measurements of the cut, he consistently
    testified – before and after the cross-examination – that, except for the tape and
    snow, the photographs accurately depicted the hole as it appeared on the night
    of the burglary. This was an adequate foundation, and any remaining
    uncertainty about the exact hole size goes to the weight of the photographs, not
    their admissibility. See 
    Knapp, 9 N.E.3d at 1281
    (holding that uncertainty about
    the date and time photographs were taken, where accuracy of the data
    depended on whether the camera’s time and date were set correctly, affected
    their weight, not admissibility.)
    [25]   Moreover, even if the trial court erred in admitting the two photographs, we
    would find the error harmless. Errors in the admission or exclusion of evidence
    are disregarded as harmless error, unless they affect the substantial rights of the
    party. Ind. Trial Rule 61; Corbett v. State, 
    764 N.E.2d 622
    , 628 (Ind. 2002). “To
    determine whether an error in the introduction of evidence affected the
    appellant’s substantial rights, this Court must assess the probable impact of that
    evidence upon the jury.” 
    Corbett, 764 N.E.2d at 628
    . Here, Carter had already
    testified, without reference to the photographs, that after the burglary he
    discovered a “pretty big gash” in the Quonset hut (Tr. 231), large enough that
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    “you could walk through.” (Tr. 232.) He also described the hole as a “walk
    through door.” (Tr. 231-32.) The photographs merely illustrated the substance
    of Carter’s testimony regarding the size of the hole.
    [26]   Reynolds argues, however, that the error could not be harmless because “the
    pictures of the Quonset hut not only influenced the jury to find that [he] ‘broke
    and entered’ the Quonset hut, but it is likely that the pictures also convinced the
    jury that [he] intended to commit theft on the premises.” (Appellant’s Br. 16.)
    However, the jury had before it other evidence of breaking and entering; for
    example, the cut padlock gate and open fence. In addition, there was ample
    evidence of intent to commit theft, including that the doors to the Quonset hut
    (which Reynolds knew housed valuable metals because he had previously sold
    scrap there) were opened, boxes containing copper scrap had been moved, and
    the forklift had been driven out of its position blocking the hut entrance.
    Because the photographs likely had minimal impact on the jury’s verdict, the
    probable impact of their admission did not affect Reynolds’s substantial rights,
    and any error in admitting them must be disregarded as harmless.
    Sentencing
    [27]   Reynolds next contends that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to
    identify two mitigating factors when imposing his sentence.
    [28]   Sentencing decisions rest within the sound discretion of the trial court and are
    reviewed only for an abuse of discretion. Anglemyer v. State, 
    868 N.E.2d 482
    ,
    490 (Ind. 2007), clarified on reh’g, 
    875 N.E.2d 218
    (Ind. 2007). An abuse of
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    discretion occurs if the decision is clearly against the logic and effect of the facts
    and circumstances before the court, or the reasonable, probable, and actual
    deductions to be drawn therefrom. 
    Id. (citation and
    quotation marks omitted).
    Trial courts must enter a sentencing statement whenever imposing a sentence
    for a felony offense, and the statement must include a reasonably detailed
    recitation of the court’s reasons for imposing a particular sentence. 
    Id. “If the
    recitation includes a finding of aggravating or mitigating circumstances, then
    the statement must identify all significant mitigating and aggravating
    circumstances and explain why each circumstance has been determined to be
    mitigating or aggravating.” 
    Id. [29] A
    trial court abuses its discretion if it (1) does not enter a sentencing statement,
    (2) enters a sentencing statement that explains reasons for imposing a sentence
    – including a finding of aggravating and mitigating factors if any – but the
    record does not support the reasons, (3) enters a statement that omits reasons
    that are clearly supported by the record and advanced for consideration, or (4)
    considers reasons that are improper as a matter of law. Jackson v. State, 
    973 N.E.2d 1123
    , 1130 (Ind. Ct. App. 2012) (citing 
    Anglemyer, 868 N.E.2d at 490
    –
    91), trans. denied. “An allegation that the trial court failed to identify or find a
    mitigating factor requires the defendant to establish that the mitigating evidence
    is both significant and clearly supported by the record.” 
    Anglemyer, 868 N.E.2d at 493
    .
    [30]   On June 25, 2014, the trial court sentenced Reynolds to six years for the
    Burglary conviction, enhanced by twelve years due to the Habitual Offender
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    determination. The court found as aggravating circumstances Reynolds’s
    substantial criminal history, history of probation violations, and the fact that he
    was on probation at the time of the instant offense. The court found no
    mitigating circumstances. Reynolds argues that the court failed to consider as
    mitigating factors (1) that he admitted to being a habitual offender, and (2) his
    remorse, as demonstrated by a letter he wrote to the court.
    [31]   A guilty plea can be a significant mitigating factor when the State reaps
    substantial benefit from the defendant’s act of pleading guilty. 
    Jackson, 973 N.E.2d at 1131
    . However, Reynolds admitted to being a Habitual Offender
    only after a jury convicted him of Burglary. His admission thus relieved the
    State only of the burden of proving the nature and chronology of his past
    convictions. This burden involves “far fewer resources” than a jury trial. 
    Id. Because Reynolds’s
    admission to being a habitual offender did not result in a
    substantial benefit to the State, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in
    declining to consider it as a mitigating factor. See 
    id. [32] Next,
    Reynolds cites an undated letter to the trial court as evidence of his
    alleged remorse. The letter appears in the Appendix and states, in relevant part:
    I want to apology [sic] for the embarrasment [sic] and the bad example
    I’ve cause[d] in Shelby County.
    I want to take the responsibility for the mistake and very poor
    judgement [sic] I made. This mistake has awakened me from things I
    didn’t see before which was my reckless behavior and carelessness.
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    (App. 130.) Even if we were to agree with Reynolds’s characterization of this
    statement as remorseful, we cannot ignore his June 13, 2014 written statement
    attached to the presentence investigation report, in which he plainly states that
    “I do not agree with the fact I was found guilty.” (Presentence Investigation
    Report 16.) Furthermore, in his presentence interview, he denied that he was
    attempting to steal property from Integrity Metals and acknowledged only the
    “risk,” not the harm, associated with his actions that evening. (Presentence
    Investigation Report 14.) Because in our view evidence of remorse is not
    “clearly supported by the record” 
    Anglemyer, 868 N.E.2d at 493
    , the trial court
    did not abuse its discretion in declining to identify it as a mitigating factor.
    Conclusion
    [33]   The trial court did not err when it refused Reynolds’s request to instruct the jury
    on criminal trespass as a lesser included offense of burglary. The trial court did
    not abuse its discretion in admitting two photographs or in declining to find
    mitigating factors during sentencing.
    [34]   Affirmed.
    Riley, J., and Barnes, J., concur.
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