Legal Opinion

Taylor v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 19, 1983No. 4-1282A384PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YOUNG, Judge.

After trial by jury, defendant-appellant Laurel Taylor was convicted of Reckless Homicide 1 and sentenced to six years imprisonment. In appealing the conviction, Taylor raises the following issues: 2

1) whether the evidence is sufficient to support the verdict; and

2) whether the court erred in prohibiting Taylor's counsel from discussing the difference between negligence and recklessness during final argument.

In reviewing Taylor's first claim, we may examine only the evidence most favorable to the State and any reasonable inferences which may be drawn therefrom. Porter v. State,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Jackson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Inman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Beeman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Bryant v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1933

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Warner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. Todd v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Jeremiah Walls v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. Green v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Bergmann v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985

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