WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 785S298.

492 N.E.2d 28 (1986)

Joel WILLIAMS, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

May 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Garrett, Appellate Div., Crown Point, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Joel Williams, Jr., was convicted of robbery, a class B felony, at the conclusion of a jury trial in the Lake Superior Criminal Division. He was sentenced to fifteen (15) years. On direct appeal he raises the following issue: whether the trial court erred in permitting the State to bring into evidence through cross-examination the fact that the brother of the defense witness had been convicted of murder.

Appellant relied...

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