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BASSETT v. STATE

No. 03S00-0110-CR-548.

795 N.E.2d 1050 (2003)

Robert J. BASSETT, Jr., Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Defendants below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 17, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender of Indiana, J. Michael Sauer, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Arthur Thaddeus Perry, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

DICKSON, Justice.

In this direct appeal, the defendant challenges his convictions on four counts of murder. Finding that hearsay evidence and testimony about the defendant's prior criminal acts were improperly presented to the jury, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

The defendant, Robert Bassett, was convicted of the 1998 murders of Jamie Engleking, her children Jessica Brown and Brandon Engleking, and Amanda Davis, a friend's daughter. He was sentenced...

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