Legal Opinion

Hancock v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided February 11, 1992No. 79A02-9106-CR-239PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHIELDS, Judge.

Dean Allen Hancock appeals his conviction of operating a motor vehicle while driving privileges are suspended for life.1

We affirm.

ISSUE

Whether the trial court erred in instructing the jury that

[w]hile the State must in a criminal case prove the defendant guilty of the crime charged in the Information beyond a reasonable doubt, it need not be proved beyond all possible doubt, for such proof could seldom, if ever, be produced.

Record at 261.

FACTS

Hancock was charged with operating a motor vehicle on September 26, 1990, while his driving privileges were suspended for life. He was…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States v. Benny ShaffnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  2. Simmons v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Bates v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Erik Valdez v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020

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