Legal Opinion
Cochran v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 31, 1981No. 1-581A175PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Judge.
George Cochran and Charles C. Cochran (Cochrans) appeal their convictions for theft, a class D felony as defined by Ind. Code 35-43-4-2. The defendants were convicted for exercising unauthorized control over lumber, which was taken from Quality Home Builders, Inc. in White River Township, Johnson County.
We reverse the trial court decisions because illegally seized evidence, lumber taken from the Cochrans’ truck, was improperly admitted at trial.
The facts most favorable to the state reveal that Deputy Thomas Ashley of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department was patrolling…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Bottoms v. B & M COAL CORP.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by15 opinions
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