Clark v. State

659 N.E.2d 548 (1995)

Stephen Leo CLARK, Defendant-Appellant,

v.

STATE of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee.

No. 79S05-9503-CR-00306.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 29, 1995.

Steven Knecht, Vonderheide & Knecht, P.C., Lafayette, for Appellant.

Pamela Carter, Attorney General, Cynthia L. Ploughe, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, for Appellee.

On Petition To Transfer

DICKSON, Justice.

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