Legal Opinion

Spight v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1967No. 30,564PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Arterburn, J.1

The appellant was charged by affidavit with the crime of violating the 1935 Narcotic Act as amended.

Acts 1935, Ch. 280, § 2, p. 1351; 1961, Ch. 90, § 2, p. 169, being Burns’ Ind. Stat. Anno. § 10-3520 (Supp. 1956).

Count One of the affidavit charged the appellant with possession of marijuana and Count Two charged him with selling *289marijuana. Appellant was found guilty of Count One, namely, possession, and sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory for a period of not less than two nor more than ten years.

Appellant contends that he was a victim of entrapment. The evidence briefly shows…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. De Graff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  2. Tait v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Bays v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Stice v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Baker v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Blackburn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Gray v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Lowe v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Isaac v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Mendez v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977

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