Legal Opinion

Pfeifer v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 8, 1972No. 172A27PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStaton, J.

Joseph Nathan Pfeifer was charged with second degree burglary and safe burglary. He was tried before a jury and convicted on both charges. His appeal to this court is based upon two contentions of error:(1) The verdict of the jury is not sustained by sufficient evidence.(2) State’s instruction No. 7 was repetitive and therefore error.

In the opinion that follows, we hold that the evidence was sufficient to convict and instruction No. 7 was not so repetitive that it amounted to an argument by the court. 1

ERROR NO. 1: On appeal, this court will consider only that evidence most favorable to the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970
  2. FULLER v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Allman v. MalsburyIndiana Supreme Court · 1946
  4. Zimmerman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Lambert v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
  2. McGowan v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. Coleman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Glenn v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. Ernst v. SparacinoIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978

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