Legal Opinion

Rowley v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 20, 1979No. 179S34PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNTER, Justice.

Defendant, Paul 0. Rowley, was convicted by a jury of two counts of robbery, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1979), and was sentenced to concurrent fifteen year sentences. He now appeals raising the following issues:

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in permitting the state to add an additional witness, Kevin Edmonds, four days before trial;

2. Whether the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on any lesser included offenses; and

3. Whether the trial court erred in sentencing defendant.

The facts most favorable to the state indicate that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Hash v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Hester v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
  3. McNew v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Faught v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Lund v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Averhart v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Collins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Little v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. State v. FestoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  5. Rogers v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979

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