Legal Opinion
Evolga v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 1988No. 1185S477PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIVARNIK, Justice.
Defendant-Appellant Robert Evolga was convicted in a bench trial of one count of Murder, a class A felony. He was sentenced to a forty (40) year term in the Indiana Department of Corrections. Prior to his attorney's filing a Motion to Correct Errors, Evolga escaped from confinement and remained at large for approximately four and one-half (4%) years. When he was returned to this jurisdiction, Evolga filed a Motion to Correct Errors which the trial court dismissed. He also filed a Motion for Permission to File a Belated Motion for a New Trial. This too was dismissed. .
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gallagher v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Sargent v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Lewis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
- Blackmon v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Evolga v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Cleff v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
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