KNIGHT v. STATE

No. 45A03-9004-CR-139.

556 N.E.2d 968 (1990)

John KNIGHT, Defendant-Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

July 25, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Bella, Appellate Public Defender's Office, Crown Point, for defendant-appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen. of Indiana, Danielle Sheff, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for plaintiff-appellee.


GARRARD, Judge.

A jury convicted John Knight of conspiracy to commit arson and he appeals.

He first contends it was error to permit the state to introduce evidence of a prior criminal charge, his attempts to hide to avoid arrest, his arrest and pretrial incarceration. Additionally, he asserts error in revealing to the jury that the charge pending against him was for murder.

The state's theory of the case and the evidence favorable to the verdict revealed...

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