Legal Opinion
Timothy L. Hyser v. State of Indiana
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 17, 2013No. 20A05-1301-CR-37PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROWN, Judge.
Timothy L. Hyser appeals his convictions for child molesting as a class A felony and child molesting as a class C felony. Hyser raises three issues, one of which we find dispositive and restate as whether he was improperly denied a meaningful opportunity to present a complete defense. We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 2007, Joni Miller and her son, J.M., who was born in January 2005, moved into a house in Elkhart County, Indiana, next to Hyser’s house. In April or May of 2008, Mark Marner, Miller’s boyfriend, moved in with Miller and J.M. At some point, Hyser…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Joyner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
- Kubsch v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
- Ross v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
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