Legal Opinion

Watt v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 3, 1980No. 2-1178A382PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUCHANAN, Chief Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Defendants David Watt (Watt) and Donna Senteney (Senteney) appeal their convictions for possession of a controlled substance (marijuana),1 challenging the trial court’s denial of their Motion to Suppress, admission of certain testimony, and sufficiency of the evidence.

We affirm.

FACTS

The facts most favorable to the State are:

In January, 1978, the Indianapolis police sent a “confidential informer” to Watt’s home at 3050 Meredith Avenue, to make a “controlled buy” of marijuana. The informer was searched and given money prior to his entrance into Watt’s home, and…

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2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Wheeler v. LawsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  2. Gray v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
  3. Lampkins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  5. State v. MorrisNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1983

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