Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided April 16, 2002No. 49S00-0008-CR-468PublishedCited by 145 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Malcolm Wilson, was convicted of murder 2 for the 1998 killing of sixteen-year old Shanna Sheese in Indianapolis 3 His appeal presents four issues, which we will address in the following order: (1) sufficiency of evidence, (2) admission of evidence regarding other bad acts, (8) refusal to give tendered jury instruction, and (4) admission of photographs of the deceased victim's body. We affirm.

Sufficiency of the Evidence

The defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to convict him of murder. In addressing a claim of insufficient evidence, an appellate…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Hicks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Marcum v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. McEwen v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by145 opinions

  1. Desmond Turner v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Tyrice J. Halliburton v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Camm v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2009
  4. Lainhart v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Collins v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012

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