Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 28, 1998No. 45A03-9705-CR-148PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant-Appellant Jeremiah Jenkins (Jenkins) appeals his conviction of robbery, a Class B felony; 1 carjacking, a Class B felony, 2 and confinement, a Class B felony. 3

We affirm in part and reverse in part.

ISSUES

Jenkins presents two issues for our review, which we restate and consolidate as follows:

1. Whether the trial court erred in refusing to grant a mistrial predicated on prosecutorial misconduct, and

2. Whether Jenkins was subjected to double jeopardy.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts most favorable to the verdict follow. On February 2, 1996,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Games v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Potter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Games v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Willoughby v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Nolan v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. Taylor v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. Sanders v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. Benberry v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. Borum v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011

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