Roche v. State

OPINION

SULLIVAN, Judge.

Appellant, Charles Roche, Jr. (Roche), ap peals his conviction for Attempted Murder, 1 a Class A Felony.

Although Roche presents several issues for our review, we find one issue dispositive. Specifically, we conclude that Roche was prejudiced by the erroneous admission of evidence of prior crimes, wrongs or acts in violation of Ind. Evidence Rule 404(b).

During the early morning hours of October 17, 1994, four death-row inmates, including Roche, attempted to escape from the Indiana State Prison located in LaPorte County. During the attempted escape, Roche aimed and fired…