Legal Opinion

Freed v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 3, 2011No. 79A02-1010-CR-1187PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Michael Freed appeals his conviction for Class B felony robbery. Freed argues that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of his uncharged misconduct— specifically, an unrelated burglary, for gery, and solicitation for murder. We conclude that the evidence was properly admitted for the non-character purpose of corroborating Freed’s confession to the instant robbery. We further conclude that the record evidence is sufficient to sustain Freed’s conviction. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

On July 6, 2008, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Freed entered a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Hicks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Wilson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Bond v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  5. United States v. Peter Blake, AKA David Clark and Winston WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ceaser v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  2. Patrick Austin v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. James J. Wyatt v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  4. Justin C. Cherry v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  5. Kulon N. Lewis, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016

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