Legal Opinion

Pigg v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1992No. 34S02-9211-CR-924PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

KRAHULIK, Justice.

The State seeks transfer after the Court of Appeals granted Leonard Pigg, Jr., (Defendant-Appellant below) a new trial because he was not permitted to obtain the address of a State's witness during cross examination. Pigg v. State (1992), Ind.App., 591 N.E.2d 582.

The relevant facts are as follows. James Darden agreed to work as a paid confidential informant for the Kokomo Police Department in exchange for a plea agreement following his arrest for certain crimes. Working with the police, Darden allegedly made controlled purchases of cocaine from Pigg on…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Corbin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  5. Sears v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Stephenson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Marcum v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  3. McCarthy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Riley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999

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