Court Opinion

ID: 9861015
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 23:39:05.783149+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:27:03.602510
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GIVAN, Justice,
dissenting in part.
I respectfully dissent from the majority’s holding that the alibi statute, Ind.Code § 35-36-4-1, is unconstitutional in part. I believe it should be obvious that if a person charged with a crime has an alibi he knows that fact from the very beginning of a case. If he is to assert an alibi, the State should have adequate time to investigate his contentions.
I can find no logical reason for holding that the time provision in the statute is unconstitutional. I do not think the trial court erred in excluding the alibi evidence.
In all other respects, I concur with the majority opinion.