Legal Opinion

Bennett v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 22, 1980No. 3-580A123PublishedCited by 8 opinions

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…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Buttram v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Martin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Scott v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. Scales v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Newton v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  3. Dougherty v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. McCoy v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Morrison v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984

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