Jackson v. State

RUCKER, Judge.

A jury convicted Isaac Jackson of rape as a Class B felony 1 and criminal deviate conduct as a Class B felony.2 Jackson raises two issues for our review:

1. Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior sexual misconduct by Jackson.

2. Whether the trial court erred in admitting hearsay evidence.

We reverse.

(On October 26, 1990, Jackson encountered W.H. at a grocery store in Elkhart, Indiana. Jackson asked W.H. if she wanted to "party'" with him and she refused; however, Jackson convinced W.H. to drive him to a local bar. When W.H. arrived at the bar Jackson refused…