Legal Opinion
Griepenstroh v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 1994No. 74A05-9303-CR-85PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAJAM, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
David Griepenstroh appeals from his conviction for Perjury, a Class D felony. 1 He contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction because the State failed to prove that he “knowingly” signed a false statement. We agree and reverse.
ISSUE
Griepenstroh presents five issues for our review. Because we conclude that one issue is dispositive, we address only the following question: whether there was sufficient evidence to support Griepenstroh’s conviction for perjury.
FACTS
Griepenstroh was a Spencer County Commissioner. In April of 1989, the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bronston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Fotie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Clemens v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1993
- Landress v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- Van Liew v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by8 opinions
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