Legal Opinion

Meek v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 10, 1975No. 273S26PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtArterburn, J.

A hearing was held to determine whether or not Defendant should be extradited to Ohio. The State waived the filing of a habeas corpus petition so that the hearing itself became a habeas corpus hearing. Defendant was ordered extradited and he appealed. We have jurisdiction by virtue of Rule AP. 4(A) (9).

Defendant’s court-appointed attorney filed an “Assignment of Errors” which preserved as the sole ground for appeal the claim that the verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence. An appellate court should not weigh evidence or judge the credibility of witnesses. If, from the point of view…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Blackburn v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Robbins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Robertson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1974
  4. Bailey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  5. Notter v. BEASLEY, SHERIFF ETC.Indiana Supreme Court · 1960

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Harold E. Sivard, Jr. v. Pulaski County, Pulaski County Sheriff's Department, Charlotte Ward, Individually and in Her Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  2. Reed v. State Ex Rel. OrtizNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1997
  3. Cobb v. GilmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Masden v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Newman v. ElrodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979

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