Legal Opinion
Galloway v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 2010No. 33S01-1004-CR-163PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Despite nonconflicting expert and lay opinion testimony that defendant Gregory Galloway was insane, the trial court rejected the insanity defense after concluding that the defendant could continue to be a danger to society because of an inadequate State mental health system. This was insufficient to sustain the trial court's finding because there was no probative evidence from which an inference of sanity could be drawn.
Background
The defendant, Gregory Galloway, was found guilty but mentally ill for the October, 2007, murder1 of his grandmother, Eva B. Groves. The defendant…
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