Legal Opinion

Purcell v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 16, 1980No. 3-1179A317PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STATON, Judge.

Terry W. Purcell was charged with theft 1 and found guilty by a jury of the lesser included offense of conversion. 2 The trial court sentenced Purcell to the Indiana Department of Correction for one year. Purcell urges the following issues for our review:(1) With respect to the admission of certain testimony, whether the trial court erred for the following reasons:

a. Suppressed evidence was admitted for the purpose of impeachment;

b. The trial court did not admonish the jury concerning the purpose of the impeachment testimony;

c. Whether the legality of Purcell’s arrest required…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
  3. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Walder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Barker v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Scott v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. State v. CaplingerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Purcell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981

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