Opinion ID: 1986072
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Heading: Admission of Deed

Text: McBride argues the trial court improperly admitted a deed for the property where McBride lived with Johnnie Foster at the time of the crimes. The deed was in the name of Edwin Kennedy's sister, Rosalind. McBride maintains the ownership of the property is irrelevant. Evidence is relevant if it has a logical tendency to prove or disprove a material fact. Jackson v. State (1986), Ind., 490 N.E.2d 1115. When McBride objected to the deed at trial, the State pointed out that Edwin Kennedy had been implicated in the murder and any evidence showing McBride's relationship to Kennedy was relevant. The State's theory centered on the relationship between McBride and Kennedy. The deed has a logical tendency to prove that relationship. The trial court appropriately admitted it. The trial court is affirmed. DeBRULER, GIVAN, PIVARNIK and DICKSON, JJ., concur.