Legal Opinion

Brewer v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 1983No. 582S202PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

The jury convicted appellant of Attempted Murder, a Class A felony. He received a sentence of thirty (80) years.

Appellant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) Was the evidence sufficient to support his conviction, or was the judgment contrary to law because the evidence only showed a simple battery had been committed? (2) Did the trial court err in failing to admonish the jury, sua sponte, regarding alleged prosecutorial misconduct?

This Court cannot reweigh evidence nor judge the credibility of witnesses. Lambert v. State, (1983) Ind., 448 N.E.2d 288; Oliver v.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Norton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Harris v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Williams v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Ramos v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Hobson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Adams v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
  3. Brendel v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Wade v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985

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