Legal Opinion

Collins v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 31, 1996No. 25A03-9605-CR-148PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Troy Collins brings this direct appeal from a judgment entered upon a guilty plea. The facts relevant to the appeal are recited below.

Collins was employed by Wilson Corn Products, Inc., in Rochester, Indiana, as a forklift driver. At the end of the work day on September 18, 1995, Collins set a fire in the facility which ultimately caused the structure to bum down. The damages to the facility were estimated at more than $700,-000.

On September 25, 1995, Collins was charged by information with one count of arson, 1 as a Class B felony. Collins pled…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Tumulty v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Reinbold v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Warner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Sarwacinski v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  2. M.Y. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
  3. Newman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Everroad v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. J.W. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017

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