Opinion ID: 2149090
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Heading: Evidence of Alibi

Text: Appellant claims that his fiancee and his sister presented uncontroverted evidence that he was out of the state when the crimes were committed. He maintains that the uncontroverted evidence supporting his alibi combines with the otherwise insufficient evidence of identification to establish that the State has failed to prove identification beyond a reasonable doubt. The credibility of the alibi testimony is also a matter for the jury to determine. Alibi evidence is merely rebuttal evidence aimed at negating the State's evidence identifying the defendant as the person who committed the crime. Merritt v. State (1978), 267 Ind. 460, 371 N.E.2d 382. If the State's evidence is credible, the jury may disbelieve the defendant's evidence on alibi. Thomas v. State (1982), Ind., 436 N.E.2d 1109. The jury apparently did not believe appellant's uncontroverted evidence that he was in another state at the time the crime was committed.