Legal Opinion

Craig Sampson v. State of Indiana

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 30, 2015No. 87S01-1410-CR-684PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUCKER, Justice.

Craig Sampson appeals his conviction for child molesting contending it must be vacated and this cause remanded for a new trial because, among other things, improper vouching testimony was allowed into evidence. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Facts and Procedural History

' S.B. and her family were members of the Tennyson Free Methodist Church in Warrick County where S.B.’s father served as pastor. Craig Sampson—a family friend—was also a member of the church. Over the years that Sampson attended the church, it was not uncommon for S.B. to sit near him during church…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mathews v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2006
  2. Hoglund v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2012
  3. Tyrice J. Halliburton v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2013
  4. Treadway v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2010
  5. Steward v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Richard Vance Hastings v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  2. Robert Wilder v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. Melvin C. Hamilton v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2015
  4. People v. Heredia-CobosColorado Court of Appeals · 2017
  5. Fallin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2018

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