Legal Opinion

Wagner v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 28, 1978No. 1077S744Published

1Opinion of the CourtDeBruler, J.

— Appellant was convicted of commission of a felony (rob-' bery) while armed, Ind. Code § 35-12-1-1 (Burns 1975) repealed October 1,1977, and sentenced to a determinate term of fourteen years imprisonment. On appeal he raises two issues:(1) whether there was sufficient evidence of the age of appellant; and(2) whether a pistol was rendered inadmissible by reason of an inadequate chain of custody.

On February 15,1977, two men entered an Indianapolis laundromat and held the owner, Erie Hardin, at gunpoint. They took one to two hundred dollars and a Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver belonging to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Woodard v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Chrisp v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978

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