Legal Opinion

Kavanaugh v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 10, 1998No. 10A05-9609-CR-358PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STATON, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Michael W. Kava-naugh appeals his conviction for Child Molesting, a class C felony. 1 He raises two issues on appeal which we restate as:

I. Whether the trial court abused its discretion by allowing a family therapist to testify regarding admissions Kavanaugh made to his attorney while in the therapist’s presence.

II. Whether the trial court erred by refusing to grant Kavanaugh a mistrial after a State witness offered testimony which contravened a previously granted Motion in Limine.

We affirm.

In October 1992, the eleven-year-old victim informed her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Joyner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Bradley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Scroggins v. Uniden Corp. of AmericaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. Sims v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Tincher v. DavidsonIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Simmons v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Hernandez v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Hero v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Strack and Van Til, Inc. v. CarterIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004

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