Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 20, 2005No. 02A03-0403-CR-145PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RATLIFF, Senior Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant-Appellant Macs Y. Bell ("Defendant") appeals from his convictions after a jury trial of two counts of child molesting, Class A felonies, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-3, and one count of child molesting, a Class C felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-8.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Defendant raises the following issues for our review:

I. Whether the trial court properly excluded specific character trait evidence; and

II. Whether the trial court erred by giving an instruction required by statute.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

C.H., the victim, lived with her mother, father,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Ludy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Ruiz v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Brooks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Springer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Anthony G. Boyer v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  2. Brandon Shane Fitch v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013

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