SANDERS v. STATE

No. 02S03-0505-CR-222.

840 N.E.2d 319 (2006)

George F. SANDERS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Bohdan, Fort Wayne, for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Elizabeth Rogers, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant George Sanders wrote a letter of confession that was used against him at his trial for child molesting. The letter he wrote contained a reference to the fact that the victim had been molested previously but this reference was redacted when the letter was presented to the jury. The Court of Appeals held that the redacted material was necessary for the jury to understand the letter's context. But we find that the letter as used did not present...

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