Legal Opinion

Buchanan v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided February 19, 2001No. 18A04-0004-CR-167PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MATTINGLY, Judge

James Buchanan appeals his conviction after a jury trial of child molesting, a Class A felony. Buchanan alleges five errors, which we restate as: 1) that the trial court abused its discretion when it allowed into evidence certain pornographic photographs, drawings, and magazines found in Buchanan’s possession; 2) that six-year-old H.B., the victim, was incompetent to testify; 3) that another witness improperly vouched for the victim’s testimony; 4) that Buchanan’s confession was obtained illegally; and 5) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. 1

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Lannan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Hicks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Collins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Horan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Brent N. Draime v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017

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