Legal Opinion

Buchanan v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided August 13, 1975No. 175S18PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

I

Arterburn, J.

On April 10, 1973, Appellant was indicted on charges of first degree (felony) murder and second degree murder. On April 30, 1974, a jury found him guilty of first degree murder. He appeals.

Appellant sets forth twenty-one (21) issues. We first consider his claim that there was insufficient evidence to allow a conviction. We consider only the evidence favorable to the State and the reasonable inferences to be drawn from that evidence. Blackburn v. State, (1973) 260 Ind. 5, 291 N.E.2d 686, and cases cited therein.

In this case, an alleged accomplice, Nathaniel Sanders, testified…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  4. Blackburn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  5. New v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by61 opinions

  1. Pulliam v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Norton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Norris v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Willard v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. CookArizona Supreme Court · 1991

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