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DENNIS v. STATE

No. 1185S473.

499 N.E.2d 736 (1986)

Leon DENNIS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 6, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Ice, Anderson, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard Albert Alford, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

DICKSON, Justice.

Leon Dennis appeals his conviction of two counts of burglary as class B felonies.1 Defendant challenges the sufficiency of evidence and argues that the trial court erred by failing to declare a mistrial or to properly admonish the jury after a newspaper article, published during trial, discussed his criminal history.

ISSUE I

Defendant contends that his conviction improperly rested upon the self-serving...

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