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VELA v. STATE

No. 20A03-9301-CR-009.

615 N.E.2d 913 (1993)

Gilbert VELA, Appellant-Defendant v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

Transfer Denied July 29, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Brent Zook Goshen, for appellant-defendant.

Pamela Carter, Atty. Gen., Preston W. Black, Deputy Atty. Gen., Office of Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee-plaintiff.

GARRARD, Judge.

A jury convicted Vela of child molesting, a Class D felony, on evidence that he fondled a thirteen year old resident of the home for wayward boys where Vela was a staff member. The evidence sustains the verdict.

Vela presents two issues on appeal concerning the use of evidence at his trial of other uncharged similar offenses. The evidence was admitted under the depraved sexual instinct rule, which...

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