ORTIZ v. STATE

No. 45S00-9910-CR-514.

741 N.E.2d 1203 (2001)

Valentin ORTIZ, Jr., Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

February 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Schlesinger, Crown Point, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Teresa Dashiell Giller, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.


BOEHM, Justice.

Valentin Ortiz, Jr. was convicted of murder and sentenced to sixty years imprisonment. In this direct appeal, he contends that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion for a mistrial; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting non-relevant, prejudicial testimony about Ortiz's drug use after the murder; (3) the trial court erred in admitting inadmissible hearsay; and (4) the trial court erred in admitting evidence...

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