Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 16, 1986No. 584 S 209PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a conviction of murder, L.C. § 35-42-1-1. A jury tried the case. Appellant received a sentence of forty years.

Appellant raises four issues on appeal: (1) whether trial court erred in denying his motion for separation of the witnesses pri- or to the selection of the jury; (2) whether trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance due to an alleged discovery violation; (3) whether trial court erred in permitting the State's rebuttal witness Isaac Boone to testify; (4) and whether trial court erred in ordering a four day recess at the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lindsey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Norton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  3. Chatman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Wells v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Thompkins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Phillips v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Darby v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Anderson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Altwies v. AltwiesIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Darby v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987

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