SCALISSI v. STATE

No. 20S00-0003-CR-200.

759 N.E.2d 618 (2001)

Gary R. SCALISSI, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Martin, Goshen, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Karen Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, James B. Martin, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Gary Scalissi was convicted of murder for shooting a man who had been staying in his apartment. We affirm, holding his claimed intoxication did not render his confession involuntary absent police coercion and testimony that he raped the victim's companion was relevant to his motive and to whether the shooting was accidental. Two trial errors do not require reversal: the first because the error...

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