Legal Opinion

Burns v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided March 26, 1979No. 478S59PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DeBRULER, Justice.

Appellant was charged with the offenses of commission of a felony while armed with a deadly weapon, to-wit: robbery, in violation of Ind.Code § 35-12-1-1; and automobile banditry in violation of Ind.Code § 35-12-2-1. The jury returned verdicts of guilty on both charges and appellant was sentenced on the robbery while armed conviction to a term of imprisonment of twenty years. Appellant raises three issues on appeal: (1) admissibility of evidence obtained by virtue of appellant’s arrest; (2) prosecu-torial misconduct in closing argument; and (3) adequacy of representation of…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Maldonado v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Magley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Hubbard v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Marsillett v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Wine v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. Beard v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Hudson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Johnston v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1988

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