INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The legal team for Danny Tanoos says bribery charges against him don’t meet required criteria under state law and they have appealed a judge’s decision not to dismiss the case.

He lawyers say he didn’t do anything wrong but the state says Tanoos supported certain school contracts in return for favors.

His attorneys claim there was no specific benefit for Tanoos, so there isn’t a basis for the charges.

Tanoos’s lawyers say Indiana does not support a generalized bribe theory.

So far, the appeals court has not set any further hearings.