Legal Opinion
Shawn Blount v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 2014No. 49S02-1405-CR-338PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A02-1304-CR-365
MASSA, Justice.
Shawn Blount appeals his conviction for being a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm, arguing (1) the trial court erred by admitting a detective’s testimony that a witness identified Blount as the suspect, and (2) he was prejudiced by a material variance between the allegations against him and the proof used to convict him. We are asked to decide whether the detective’s testimony was inadmissible hearsay;, finding it was, we hold the trial court abused its discretion by admitting it.…
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