Legal Opinion

Francis v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 30, 2001No. 49S00-9909-CR-473PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUCKER, Justice.

Stacy Francis appeals his convictions for murder, felony murder, and three counts of robbery. We address the following rephrased issues: (1) did the trial court err in denying Francis' motion for mistrial; (2) did the trial court err by allowing into evidence an out-of-court-statement attributed to Francis' associate in crime; (8) did the trial court err in imposing sentences for robbery as a Class B felony; and (4) was the evidence sufficient to sustain the murder conviction. We vacate the sentences for robbery as Class B felonies and remand for resentencing as Class C…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Wainwright v. GreenfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Kingery v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  4. O'CONNELL v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Mickens v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by38 opinions

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