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BYRD v. STATE

No. 48S04-9206-CR-467.

593 N.E.2d 1183 (1992)

Stephen BYRD, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 18, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Mitchell P. Chabraja, Anderson, for appellant.

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

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The question is whether the results of a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) may be admitted to prove that a defendant's character is inconsistent with committing intentional murder. We hold that they may not.

Byrd was convicted of the murder of Linda Chafin and of battery on her friend Vicki Hobbs. He was sentenced to forty years for the murder and eight years for the battery, to be served concurrently. The Court of...

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