Court Opinion

ID: 9737671
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 19:31:54.668035+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:24:00.666072
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GIVAN, Justice,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion in this case. As correctly stated in the majority opinion, the victim testified in detail as to the manner in which the defendant washed him in the shower. That evidence standing alone was sufficient to convict appellant.
The fact that the mother testified as to what the victim had told her was admissible under the Patterson rule, Patterson v. State (1975), 263 Ind. 55, 324 N.E.2d 482, then in effect. Even if the Patterson rule were not used in this case, I believe it is clear that the mother’s testimony merely was cumulative albeit more detailed than the victim’s testimony.
I would affirm the trial court.