Legal Opinion

Purter v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided November 25, 1987No. 89S00-8601-CR-115PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal stemming from appellant's conviction of the crimes of rape, class A felony; robbery, class B felony; and criminal confinement, class B felony. Appellant was sentenced to 50 years for rape and 20 years each for robbery and confinement. All sentences were ordered to run concurrently.

There are five issues presented for consideration: (1) whether the trial court erred by sentencing appellant for both the crimes of rape and confinement; (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting State's Exhibit No. 2 into evidence; (8) whether the trial court erred by…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Elmore v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Armstrong v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wethington v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Wells v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Whitley v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. McElroy v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  5. Jermaine Marcel Nash v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013

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