Legal Opinion

Patton v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided February 1, 1962No. 30,118PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAchor, C. J.

This is an appeal from an action wherein the appellant was charged in a single affidavit in two counts, count one charging reckless homicide and count two charging involuntary manslaughter. He was found guilty on both counts. The sentence of six months on count one was suspended. On count two he was sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for a period of two to twenty-one years. Under this sentence he has been serving time since the date of his commitment, on April 4,1961.

The errors assigned and relied upon for reversal are:

1. The overruling of appellant’s motion to quash.

2. The admission, over…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Beeman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Luther v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Dunville v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1919

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. DeVaney v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Carter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Green v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Hardesty v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Wilson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975

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