Legal Opinion
Brook v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 26, 1983No. 2-882A286PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHIELDS, Judge.
Harold K. Brook (Brook) appeals his conviction under LC. 35-23-9.1-2 (Burns Code Ed., Supp.1982) of dealing in sawed-off shotguns raising the issue whether there was sufficient evidence to convict him:
1) because his shotgun, with its overall length of 29 inches, did not fall within the definition of "sawed-off" in I1.C. 85-28-9.-1-1 (Burns Code Ed., Supp.1982), and
2) because he merely possessed the weapon.
We affirm.
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By consent of Brook's girlfriend, Kokomo police searched her apartment and found hidden a twelve-gauge shotgun belonging to Brook. The weapon had been modified to…
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