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DEXTER v. STATE

No. 571S127.

297 N.E.2d 817 (1973)

Charles Damon DEXTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 13, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harriette Bailey Conn, Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Michael Schaefer, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

PRENTICE, Justice.

This is a belated appeal from a conviction for aggravated assault and battery. The State, over Defendant's (Appellant's) proper objection, was permitted to cross-examine him as to prior convictions for assault. This was error. The general rule in Indiana is that evidence of separate, independent and distinct crimes is inadmissible to establish the defendant's guilt of the crime charged except to show intent, motive, purpose, identification, or a...

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