Legal Opinion

Sanders v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 8, 2000No. 31A04-9904-CR-160PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge

After a jury trial, Ray J. Sanders was convicted of child molesting, 1 a Class C felony. He now appeals, raising the following issues for review:

I. Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of Sanders’ misconduct preceding the molestation.

II. Whether the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing argument amounting to fundamental error.

III. Whether there is sufficient evidence to support his conviction.

IV. Whether his sentence is manifestly unreasonable.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL . HISTORY

On June 3, 1998, twelve-year-old J.Y. spent the night with a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Joyner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Burris v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Carter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Sanders v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Whitehead v. IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by14 opinions

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  2. Pavey v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Julian v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Reynolds v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. Southern v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007

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