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CARNAHAN v. STATE

No. 79A02-9605-CR-304.

681 N.E.2d 1164 (1997)

Paul CARNAHAN, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

June 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Deets, III, Linda L. Cory, Hide Sandy Deets & Kennedy, Lafayette, for appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General, Rafal Ofierski, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for appellee.

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Paul Carnahan appeals his conviction for Battery,1 a Class A misdemeanor. Specifically, he claims that the trial court erred by admitting expert testimony regarding Battered Women's Syndrome (BWS) to explain why his wife recanted her prior allegations of abuse.

FACTS

On the evening of November 10, 1995, Carnahan and his wife, Carla, had an argument regarding some...

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