Legal Opinion

Whedon v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided April 16, 2002No. 49S00-0009-CR-540PublishedCited by 64 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Alexa Whedon, was con-viected of murder 2 for the 1998 killing of Shanna Sheese 3 In this appeal, she presents issues regarding the sufficiency of the evidence and the language of the sentencing order. The defendant first contends that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she aided and abetted the murder. In addressing a claim of insufficient evidence, an appellate court must consider only the probative evidence and reasonable inferences supporting the judgment, without weighing evidence or assessing witness credibility, and…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Edgecomb v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Harris v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Marcum v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Whitehead v. IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Rodgers v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by64 opinions

  1. Fajardo v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Desmond Turner v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Carpenter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
  4. Kimbrough v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007

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