Legal Opinion

Geiger v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 28, 1999No. 57A03-9809-CR-417PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBB, Judge

Cliffton Edward Geiger was convicted after a trial by jury of bribery, a Class C felony, and official misconduct, a Class A misdemeanor. He was sentenced to four years for the bribery conviction and one year for the official misconduct conviction, the sentences to run concurrently. He now appeals his convictions. We reverse.

Issues

Geiger raises four issues on appeal, which we restate as:

1. Whether the trial court properly instructed the jury regarding the element of intent;

2. Whether the trial court properly instructed the jury regarding the elements of the offense of bribery;

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Winegeart v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996

6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Booker v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. Clark v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. Sanders v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Higgins v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. Turner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API