Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 25, 1996No. 49A02-9506-CR-365PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KIRSCH, Judge.

Darnell Johnson appeals his conviction for murder. 1 He raises three issues on appeal which we restate as:

I. Whether evidence of Johnson's prior bad acts was properly admitted.

II. Whether evidence of the victim's character was properly excluded.

Whether the evidence was sufficient to support the murder conviction. IIH.

We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts most favorable to the conviction are as follows: On the evening of July 26, 1993, the victim, Jerry Emmert, and several of his friends, rented a limousine for the evening and visited the Patio Nightclub in…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Fleener v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  3. United States v. Ronald Keiser, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  4. Penley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Bonner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. B.K.C. v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  2. Dozier v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. Newman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Brooks v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Lieberenz v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999

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