Opinion ID: 853312
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Cross-examination of Jimmy Collins

Text: Lastly, West argues that Collins should have been allowed to testify that he knew Roy Rogers to be a drug dealer, that he once lived with Rogers, and that Lori Rogers, a witness for the State, frequently purchased drugs from Rogers. Evidence of a witness' prior drug use is ordinarily irrelevant, although it may be relevant as to (1) the witness' ability to recall the events on the date in question, (2) the witness' inability to relate the facts at trial, or (3) the witness' mental capacity. Williams v. State, 681 N.E.2d 195, 199 (Ind.1997). West does not assert that this testimony would have been relevant for any of these reasons. The trial court did not abuse its discretion in failing to permit testimony as to Collins' association with Rogers or his knowledge concerning a State witness' drug use.