Legal Opinion

Evans v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided March 12, 1986No. 783S272PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHEPARD, Justice.

Appellant Sharon Evans was tried before a jury and found guilty of murder and of conspiracy to commit murder. She received forty year sentences for both convie-tions, to be served concurrently.

Appellant raises eight issues in this direct appeal:(1) Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain her convictions;(2) Whether the trial court erroneously instructed the jury that she had withdrawn her plea of not guilty;(3) Whether the trial court wrongly refused defendant's tendered instructions on lesser included offenses;(4) Whether the trial court erred by disallowing polygraph…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Lawrence v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Dudley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Survance v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Dean v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Harrison v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Wright v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Timberlake v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Marsillett v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Kremer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987

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