Legal Opinion

Ross v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 8, 1978No. 277S55PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHunter, J.

The defendant, Charles Ross, was convicted by a jury of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree murder. He now appeals raising the following issues:

1. Whether the prosecutor commented erroneously on the defendant’s failure to testify;

2. Whether the search warrant was defective because the supporting affidavit did not contain an oath and did not show probable cause;

3. Whether the corpus delicti was established sufficiently to place the defendant’s admissions into evidence; and

4. Whether the motion to dismiss based on the ground that the informations were defective was…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Misenheimer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Wilson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Rowley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Wofford v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Fortson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Newby v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Swafford v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Dooley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979

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