Legal Opinion

Bennett v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 1998No. 49S00-9704-CR-246PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Charles Bennett was convicted of multiple felonies committed during a prolonged sexual assault. He appeals, contending that it was too dark for the victim to identify her attacker. He also contests the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction on one count of Criminal Deviate Conduct and the admissibility of evidence relating to DNA testing. Finding the evidence sufficient to support the convictions and no error in admitting evidence, we affirm the trial court.

We have jurisdiction over this direct appeal because the longest single sentence exceeds fifty…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. Greenlee v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Pilarski v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Thompson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Elisea v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Ingram v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Cuyler v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Price v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009

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