Bullitt v. State

Case Summary

Buchanan, J.

This is an appeal by Defendant-Appellant James W. Bullitt (Bullitt) from a jury conviction of theft, claiming identification testimony was tainted by an overly suggestive pre-trial photographic display, and insufficient evidence to convict.

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts and evidence most favorable to the State are:

On April 1, 1972, Bullitt entered Schamberg’s ladies apparel store in Indianapolis shortly before the store’s five o’clock closing hour. The store manager, Joseph Stanford, while waiting on a customer, observed Bullitt enter and walk to the rear of the store in the…