Legal Opinion
Davis v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 9, 1971No. 570S116PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArterburn, C.J.
Appellant was charged with the crime of first degree murder and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and also entered a plea of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. Judgment was entered thereon and the appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Indiana State Prison.
On February 17, 1989, appellant went to the home of one Otis Humphries in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The two men argued over the vandalizing of a car. During the argument the appellant pulled a pistol from his pocket and shot Otis Humphries. The shooting was witnessed by Miss…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Walder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Ward v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1965
- Lynn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
3Cited by39 opinions
- Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. KiddCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Stevens v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
- Cooper v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
- Carmon v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
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