Legal Opinion
Gentry v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 16, 1993No. 22A01-9206-CR-195PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Judge.
Today we decide whether a person who performs an act which causes the death of another person while the other person is suffering from the effects of an attempted suicide by other means commits murder. Appellant-defendant David Gentry appeals his conviction for Murder, a felony. 1
ISSUES
Gentry raises several issues for our review:
1. Whether he was improperly charged with murder.
2. Whether he had legal authority to - cause his mother's death.
8. Whether his diaries and journals were improperly admitted into evidence.
4. Whether the trial court improperly instructed the jury on…
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