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VASQUEZ v. STATE

No. 49S02-0012-CR-740.

741 N.E.2d 1214 (2001)

Jose VASQUEZ, Appellant (Defendant Below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff Below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

February 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Thoms, Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Yvonne M. Carter, Priscilla J. Fossum, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.

ON PETITION FOR TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

We hold that testimony as to the nature of a compound may be based on a witness' experience with it if the circumstances support the conclusion that the witness' identification is reliable.

Factual and Procedural Background

On October 4, 1999, two Indianapolis police officers, Jeffrey Kelley and Steve Knight, responded to a report of a burglary...

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