HOBBS v. STATE

No. 1185 S 447.

548 N.E.2d 164 (1990)

Bennett James HOBBS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Suarez, Portage, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Louis E. Ransdell, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

Appellant's first jury trial resulted in his conviction of murder, for which he received a sentence of fifty (50) years. On direct appeal, this Court reversed his conviction and ordered a new trial due to the improper admission of evidence regarding appellant's prior criminal activity which did not tend to show a common scheme or plan. Hobbs v. State (1984), Ind., 466 N.E.2d 729. Upon retrial, a jury found...

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