TUGGLE v. STATE

No. 1082S405.

457 N.E.2d 1094 (1984)

Gary TUGGLE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony V. Luber, South Bend, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., of Ind., Stephan E. Wolter, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Gary Tuggle, was convicted at a bench trial of child molesting, a Class B felony, Ind. Code § 35-42-4-3 (Burns 1983 Supp.) and was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Corrections for a period of eleven years. He raises the following three issues in this direct appeal:

1. Whether the trial court erred in finding the victim competent to testify;

2. Whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain the conviction...

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