Hossman v. State

YOUNG, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Howard J. Hossman was convicted by a jury of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery (Ind.Code 85-41-5-2). He appeals his conviction on two grounds:

1. the trial court's restricting in limine his cross-examination of one of the State's witnesses as to motive or bias; and

2. sufficiency of the evidence.

Because our resolution of the first issue is dispositive, we will not reach the second. See Haeger v. State, (1979) 181 Ind.App. 5, 390 N.E.2d 239.

At trial, two State witnesses testified about the existence of a conspiracy involving Hossman. The first witness reported the…