Legal Opinion

Barker v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 6, 1997No. 64A03-9608-CR-268PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

STATON, Judge.

Robert Barker appeals his conviction of perjury 1, a Class D felony. Barker contends that an automobile engine does not meet Indiana’s statutory definition of a motor vehicle. He challenges the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction.

*728We reverse.

In July 1992 Barker pled guilty to possessing, with intent to sell, an automobile engine with an obliterated vehicle identification number in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2321. In May 1994, twenty-three months later, Barker applied to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for renewal of his business license as an automobile…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Indiana Department of Human Services v. FirthIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. Detterline v. BonaventuraIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Davidson v. Cincinnati Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Tucker v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. United States v. Orville Leon PayneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Whitfield v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  2. Brett Conover v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
  3. C v. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. Jeremy R Basso v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2024

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