Indiana Supreme Court· 5/4/2000

Evans v. State

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727 N.E.2d 1072
2000 Ind. LEXIS 411
2000 WL 538310

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concluding that mitigating factor of sudden heat was adequately introduced by evidence that sudden rage came over defendant after he saw another man engaging in sexual intercourse with his girlfriend, the mother of his child
finding that evidence of prior bad acts was relevant and probative in that it showed the defendant’s relationship with the victim
finding that, because the charging information alleged that the defendant killed the victims by means of a knife, involuntary manslaughter was a factually included lesser offense
finding that, because the charging information Court of Appeals of Indiana | Memorandum Decision 19A-CR-124 | August 21, 2019 Page 12 of 22 alleged that the defendant killed the victims by means of a knife, involuntary manslaughter was a factually included lesser offense
“[The] evidence of [the defendant's prior misconduct was close enough in time (approximately 48 hours) to be genuinely relevant in showing Defendant’s intent at the time of the murder.”
other misconduct evidence admissible where defendant claimed self-defense

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Judges: Sullivan, Shepard, Dickson, Boehm, Rucker

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