ALLEN v. STATE

No. 285S46.

495 N.E.2d 180 (1986)

Otha Oglee ALLEN, Appellant, (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee, (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert R. Garrett, Appellate Public Defender, Crown Point, for appellant.

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


DICKSON, Justice.

Following jury trial, defendant was convicted of child molesting, a class C felony, unlawful deviate conduct, a class B felony, and child molesting, a class B felony. The sole issue presented in this direct appeal is whether the trial court erred in permitting the State to impeach the defendant on a prior misdemeanor conviction.

During the trial, but before the defendant testified on his own behalf, defense counsel presented an oral motion...

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