Legal Opinion
Gaddis v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 1977No. 575S136PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPlVAKNIK, J.
On January 23, 1975, appellant Gaddis was convicted on three counts at the conclusion of a jury trial in Fountain Circuit Court: first degree murder of a police officer who was in the line of duty, felony murder, and commission of a felony while armed. He was sentenced to death by electrocution, life imprisonment, and twenty years imprisonment, respectively, for the three crimes.
*102The Grab-It-Here Food Store in Crawfordsville was robbed at gunpoint at about 9:00 p.m., on August 27, 1974. Those present described the lone perpetrator as a large black man wearing a royal blue shirt. Informed of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by46 opinions
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