Legal Opinion

Wallace v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided March 6, 1985No. 1283S439PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Murder and of Conspiracy to Commit Murder, a Class A felony. She was sentenced to serve concurrent terms of forty (40) years and thirty (80) years respectively.

The record indicates that appellant conspired with her sister, Phyllis Whitehead, and Arthur Lodholtz, Jr. to murder Phyllis' husband, Claude Whitehead. Lodholtz contracted with David Johnson for Johnson to be the triggerman.

The victim was shot to death in his home during the early morning hours of January 17, 1981. Earlier that evening appellant had provided Lodholtz with a .22…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  2. Reid v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Chandler v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Gilmore v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Richard v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Whittle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  2. Carter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Evans v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Clark v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Van Cleave v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987

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