Vasquez v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Juan J. Vasquez, appeals his conviction of burglary 1 on the sole ground that the trial court improperly excluded the testimony of a late-disclosed witness. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s conviction in a memorandum decision. We granted transfer, vacating the Court of Appeals opinion, Ind. Appellate Rule 58, and now reverse the trial court.

The background facts are substantially undisputed. On February 9, 2005, Rafael Aguilera called the Noblesville dispatch reporting that he believed people were breaking into his residence. Officer Michael…