GILBERT v. STATE

No. 49A04-1102-CR-77.

954 N.E.2d 515 (2011)

Starlett GILBERT, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

September 26, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernice A.N. Corley , Public Defender Agency, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Karl M. Scharnberg , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Today we address some basic principles of fundamental due process, namely, a criminal defendant's right to confront witnesses against her, its interrelationship with hearsay evidence, and the State's burden to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. More particularly, the State argues that the introduction of hearsay testimony through a police officer was harmless error, inasmuch as the appellant-defendant, Starlett Gilbert, could...

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