Legal Opinion

West v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 2001No. 49S00-0001-CR-38PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOEHM, Justice.

Michael West was convicted of felony murder and robbery. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for felony murder and a twenty-year consecutive sentence for robbery. In this direct appeal, West raises five issues for review: (1) whether the Fourth Amendment requires the suppression of blood evidence and a knife obtained from his vehicle, or the suppression of West's hair and blood samples; (2) whether the trial court abused its discretion in the admission of certain evidence; (8) whether the trial court abused its discretion by improperly restricting West's…

2Cases cited32 opinions

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  3. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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  5. Ajabu v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998

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3Cited by46 opinions

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