Vance Parviz McDowell v. State of Indiana

── Vance Parviz McDowell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01839 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 15, 2024 Author: Judge Peter Foley County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Brown concur In October 2022, the State charged McDowell with Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement. Ahead of his jury trial, McDowell filed a motion in limine prohibiting the State from introducing evidence of McDowell’s prior bad acts. The trial court granted the motion in limine, in part, and specified that the State could introduce evidence that McDowell’s driver’s license had been suspended. A jury trial was held in June 2023, where the sole witness was Trooper Benjamin Fike of the Indiana State Police (“Trooper Fike”). Trooper Fike 1 Ind.