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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Indiana Court of Appeals to hear oral argument at IU School of Law--Bloomington"
From an IU press release:
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear oral argument in Paul L. Mishler v. State (20A03-0712-CR-577) on Monday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. in Moot Court Room 123 at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington. A panel composed of Chief Judge John G. Baker, Judge Edward W. Najam and Judge Paul D. Mathias will hear the case on appeal from Elkhart Superior Court.The case involves statements and a videotaped interview allowed into evidence in a child molestation case. The appellant contends that the statements and interview failed to satisfy the admissibility requirements of Indiana Code section 35-37-4-6, the "Protected Person Statute," and that the admission of the victim's statements violated his right to confront witnesses testifying against him.
The Court will determine whether an error occurred in admitting the child victim's pretrial statements and videotaped interview into evidence at trial. Arguing for the appelllant, Paul L. Mishler, will be Juan Garcia Jr. of Garcia & Crawford LLC, Elkhart.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 17, 2008 09:50 AM
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