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Clark v. State

Citations

  • 915 N.E.2d 126
  • 2009 Ind. LEXIS 1371
  • 2009 WL 3319674

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  • holding that otherwise inadmissible evidence may be admitted where the defendant opens the door to questioning on that evidence
  • explaining that where the defendant’s words and not his deeds are at issue, Rule 404(b) does not apply
  • “The door may be opened when the trier of fact has been left with a false or misleading impression of the facts.”
  • where defendant \made his character a central issue\ of trial, state could admit defendant's social media posting that \'[s]ociety labels me as an outlaw'\

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Judges: Boehm, Dickson, Rucker, Shepard, Sullivan

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