Legal Opinion

McNeely v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 28, 1979No. 1-379A80PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Russell McNeely’s appeal of his conviction of child stealing (Ind. Code 35-1-55-2) 1 after a trial before the Vanderburgh Circuit Court presents essentially two issues; (1) whether IC 35-1- 55-2 or the information under which McNeely was charged is unconstitutionally vague; and, (2) the sufficiency of the evidence.

We affirm.

The record shows that McNeely took custody of his two-year old son, Elvis, on Friday, July 22, 1977, pursuant to a dissolution decree and subsequent modification order. The order provided that McNeely was to have custody of Elvis for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Baum v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Platt v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Drury v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1970

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Payne v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  2. United States v. James D. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  3. State v. HoltcampCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
  4. State v. LuckieNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Graham v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1985

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