Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 15, 1994No. 49A02-9211-CR-552PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KIRSCH, Judge.

Richard Lee Davis appeals his conviction by jury of murder. 1 We affirm.

ISSUES

We restate the issues for our review as:

1. Whefher there was sufficient evidence to sustain Davis' conviction.

2. Whether the trial court's refusal to admit hearsay evidence of a third-party confession to the murder was error.

3. Whether the trial court erred by admitting a videotape of the crime seene into evidence.

4, Whether the trial court properly instructed the jury regarding the elements of murder.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the jury's verdict show that, beginning in January 1990, Davis rented…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Light v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Underwood v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Boyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
  5. Schweitzer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Mayberry v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Jervis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Coleman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  4. Dickenson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  5. Lahr v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994

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