Bennett v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
STATON, Judge.
A jury found William Bennett guilty of child molesting. 1 Bennett was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for a period of ten years.
On appeal, Bennett raises two issues for our review:(1) Was there sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict?(2) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in finding the six-year old prosecuting witness competent to testify?
We affirm.
I
Sufficiency of Evidence
Bennett contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction for child molesting. When the sufficiency of the evidence is challenged, this Court will…
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