Legal Opinion
McPherson v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1978No. 2-1077A410PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
After trial by jury Defendant-appellant, Michael McPherson, was found guilty as charged of first degree burglary 1 and assault and battery with intent to commit a felony (first degree burglary) 2 .
We affirm.
The evidence most favorable to the State shows that during the afternoon of August 6,1974, McPherson and his accomplice, Robert Sexton, broke into the home of Mrs. Coretta Black, located in Greenfield, Indiana, gaining entrance by forcing a screen on a second story window. Mrs. Black returned home to find the Defendant in her kitchen. After several seconds had elapsed, the Defendant fled…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Webb v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Baum v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bergner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Jackson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1981
- Johnson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Badelle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
- Knaub v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
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