Legal Opinion

Douglas v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 29, 1985No. 4-184A3PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YOUNG, Presiding Judge.

Robert Wayne Douglas was convicted by jury of criminal deviate conduct, a Class B felony, and child molesting, a Class C felony, and was sentenced to six years in prison. He appeals, raising these three issues:

1) whether the trial court erred by refusing to require production of police reports;

2) whether the court erred by allowing an expert witness to give an opinion as to whether the young victim was telling the truth; and

3) whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain his convictions.

We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The alleged incident occurred on January 8,…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. New York State Club Assn., Inc. v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Lawrence v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Webster v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. FairbanksIndiana Supreme Court · 1917

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Hoglund v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2012
  2. United States v. MannavaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  3. Ball v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. Warrick v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Wright v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991

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