KEATON v. STATE

No. 3-378A60.

380 N.E.2d 587 (1978)

Tommy KEATON, Jr., Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

September 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul T. Cholis, South Bend, for appellant-defendant.

Theo. L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Dennis K. McKinney, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee-plaintiff.


STATON, Judge.

Tommy Keaton, Jr., waived trial by jury. The court convicted him of assault and battery with intent to gratify sexual desires. Keaton appeals this conviction and states that (1) the court erred by admitting testimony of his flight from custody and (2) there was insufficient evidence to support the judgment. We affirm.

It is still the law in Indiana that evidence of flight is admissible as indicative of consciousness of guilt. Layton v. State...

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