[DOWNLOAD] "Jimmie Powers v. State Indiana" by Court of Appeals of Indiana No. 2-577A170 * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Jimmie Powers v. State Indiana
- Author : Court of Appeals of Indiana No. 2-577A170
- Release Date : January 25, 1978
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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The appellant, Powers, was charged by information on two counts of delivery of a controlled substance. The jury found that he was not entrapped and that he was guilty on both counts. The appellant's belated Motion to Correct Errors alleges that the verdict is not supported by sufficient evidence in that the State failed to meet its burden of showing preDisposition, and that the trial court erred in admitting rebuttal evidence of Powers' prior conviction of possessing a controlled substance. The trial court overruled the Motion to Correct Errors, and Powers appeals. We affirm. The first assigned error is not argued in the appellant's brief, therefore we need not consider it. Ind. Rules of Appellate Procedure, Appellate Rule 8.3(A). Powers argues in support of the second alleged error, that such evidence is inadmissible to show preDisposition. Further, he contends that a conviction of possession does not indicate preDisposition to sell, assuming it was admissible for such a purpose, and that the prejudicial effect of its admission so far outweighed its probative value as to constitute an evidentiary harpoon.