Legal Opinion

Flynn v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 17, 1980No. 2-580 A 128PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHIPMAN, Judge.

Robert Flynn was convicted of two counts of theft, 1 each for the theft of an automobile, and sentenced to a two-year term on each to be served concurrently. The following issues are raised on appeal:

I. Did the trial court err in admitting an inculpatory statement?

II.Whether the trial court erred by ordering Flynn to display his forearm to the jury.

III. Was it error to place the verdict forms in two envelopes?

IV. Should the trial court have suspended Flynn’s sentence?

We affirm.

I. Admission of Inculpatory Statement

On November 19, 1978, Flynn was in the Madison County jail…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Williams v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Hollars v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  4. McClain v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Bivins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Childers v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Ziebell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  4. Rivera v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. Brandon L. Shockley v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020

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