Since the crime of attempted sexual misconduct with a minor requires that the intended victim actually be a minor, it cannot apply to a “sting” in which an adult police officer pretends in online conversations to be a child.
N. Vaidik
State v. Jenkins, No. 49A04-0805-CR-260, __N.E.2d __ (Ind. Ct. App., Dec. 31, 2008)
Outdoor, unenclosed apartment courtyard is a public place for purposes of public intoxication offense.