Ryan E. Bean v. State of Indiana

OPINION

VAIDIK, Chief Judge.

Case Summary

After this Court reversed Ryan E. Bean’s Class A felony child-molesting conviction, Bean was retried and convicted a second time. He received a thirty-year sentence. On appeal, Bean argues that fundamental error occurred at his retrial. Bean’s retrial, which turned on the uncorroborated testimony of the alleged child victim, was tainted by vouching testimony and troubling prosecutorial misconduct, making a fair trial impossible. We therefore reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

In 2001, Bean’s ex-wife, Stacey Bean, gave birth to their daughter, H.B.…