Fletcher v. State

Defendant-appellant William Henry Fletcher was convicted of committing a felony (robbery) while armed. The Court of Appeals in Fletcher v. State, (1975) Ind. App., 323 N.E.2d 261, affirmed the conviction. Appellant petitions us to transfer this cause on several grounds. We grant transfer to review appellant’s claim that the decision of the Court of Appeals contravenes the precedent of Dexter v. State, (1973) 260 Ind. 608, 297 N.E.2d 817.

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In Dexter we reversed a conviction for aggravated assault and battery where the state, over objection, was permitted to cross-examine Dexter as to his prior…