Legal Opinion

Moore v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 26, 1985No. 1082 S 400PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Richard Donald Moore pleaded guilty to three counts of murder, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1 (Burns 1985), and was sentenced by the Hamilton Superior Court to death pursuant to Indiana's death penalty statute, Ind.Code § 85-50-2-9 (Burns 1979). Appellant now directly appeals and raises the following six consolidated issues which pertain only to his death sentence:

1. whether Appellant's death sentence is unconstitutional because this Court alleg*1267edly has failed to promulgate rules by which it can conduct a meaningful, to-wit: proportionality, review of Appellant's…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
  2. Bivins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Timberlake v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. State v. MooreIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Stevens v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997

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