Jovanni Torres v. State of Indiana

── Jovanni Torres v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 18A-CR-01643 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2019 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Kirsch and Judge Vaidik concur He argues that the two witnesses were rebuttal witnesses, not alibi witnesses, and that the trial court abused its discretion when it did not permit them to testify. The State maintains that the trial court properly determined that the witnesses were alibi witnesses and excluded them because Torres failed to file a notice of alibi defense or show good cause for not doing so. We affirm. Facts & Procedural History Torres began dating Aimee Giro sometime in early 2016.