Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 16, 1979No. 478S77PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRENTICE, Justice.
This is an appeal from the denial of post conviction relief. Defendant (Petitioner) was charged with murder in 1961. A determination of incompetency to stand trial delayed his trial until 1969, at which time he was convicted of First Degree Murder in a trial by jury and was sentenced to death. That conviction was reversed by this Court and the cause remanded for a new trial. Kennedy v. State, (1972) 258 Ind. 211, 280 N.E.2d 611. He was re-tried, without a jury, found guilty of Second Degree Murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. That conviction was affirmed. Kennedy v.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Blackburn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Hollonquest v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
- Helton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Hutchins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
- Van Bibber v. NorrisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
- Rodgers v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
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