Legal Opinion

Willey v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 17, 1999No. 06S00-9712-CR-654PublishedCited by 70 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOEHM, Justice.

A jury convicted James R. Willey of felony murder, involuntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit aggravated battery, conspiracy to commit burglary as a Class A felony, and burglary as a Class A felony. Three of the counts were “merged” into the remaining two at sentencing, and Willey was sentenced to consecutive terms of fifty years for conspiracy to commit burglary and sixty-five years for felony murder.

In this direct appeal, Willey contends that: (1) the trial court erred in admitting testimony regarding the results of a polygraph examination; (2) the statement he gave to…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Colorado v. SpringSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Barany v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by70 opinions

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  4. Mark A. Wisehart v. Cecil DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Cutter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000

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