Legal Opinion

Walters v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 20, 1979No. 677S455PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted in a trial by jury of first degree murder, Ind. Code § 35-13-4-1 (Burns 1975). He was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal he asserts the following alleged errors:(1) The violation of his constitutional rights.(2) The admission of out-of-court statements and the trial court’s refusal to grant defendant’s motion for a mistrial based on the admission of the statements.(3) The grant of immunity from prosecution to but one of the two men charged with being an accessory after the fact.(4) The failure to declare a mistrial for prosecutorial…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. McLaughlin v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Rinaldi v. YeagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. Ballard v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Schaffer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  2. Goudy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Humphrey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Wallace v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Helton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980

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