Legal Opinion
Dawson v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1975No. 2-574A106PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Garrard, J.-
Defendant, Dawson, appeals from a conviction of First Degree Arson after trial by jury.
The facts favoring the verdict may be summarized in the following manner.
On January 7, 1972, a fire consumed the top floor of the Indianapolis Downtown Hilton Hotel. Investigations conducted by Lt. Miller of the Indianapolis Fire Department, Arson Division, led him to the home of Dawson, a hotel employee. Lt. Miller’s suspicions were aroused by inconsistencies in statements made by Dawson regarding his whereabouts and the particulars of his conduct at the time of the fire.
The lieutenant talked…
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