HATCHER v. STATE

No. 49S00-9908-CR-426.

735 N.E.2d 1155 (2000)

Charles Michael HATCHER, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 5, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lesa Lux Johnson, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Arthur Thaddeus Perry, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found that appellant Charles Michael Hatcher murdered his former girlfriend, Marilyn Patton. In this direct appeal, he contends that the State did not give him reasonable notice of its intent to offer evidence of prior bad acts under Indiana Rule of Evidence 404(b). This case illustrates how courts can analyze the adequacy of such notice.

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