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Carter v. State

Citations

  • 686 N.E.2d 834
  • 1997 Ind. LEXIS 181
  • 1997 WL 677497

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that a prompt admonishment to the jury to disregard the improper testimony is usually enough to avoid a mistrial
  • whether the evidence was intentionally injected or came in inadvertently is a relevant factor in analyzing whether testimony of prior acts warrants a mistrial
  • in the event of simultaneous multiple-felony convictions and a finding of habitual offender status, trial courts must impose the resulting penalty enhancement upon only one of the convictions and must specify the conviction to be so enhanced
  • in the event of simultaneous multiple felony convictions and a finding of habitual offender status, trial courts must impose the resulting penalty enhancement upon only one of the convictions and must specify the conviction to be so enhanced

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Judges: Dickson, Shepard, Selby, Boehm, Sullivan

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