Legal Opinion

Highsaw v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 1978No. 977S660Published

1Opinion of the Court

381 N.E.2d 470 (1978)

Sylvester HIGHSAW, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

No. 977S660.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 17, 1978.

John F. Ittenbach, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Alembert W. Brayton, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

PIVARNIK, Justice.

At the conclusion of a jury trial on April 6, 1977, in Marion Criminal Court, appellant Highsaw was convicted of two counts of possession of a controlled substance to-wit: heroin. He was sentenced to a term of fifteen years imprisonment with a concurrent sentence of five years imprisonment.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. South Dakota v. OppermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Guardiola v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Henderson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Highsaw v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978

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