Legal Opinion

Elswick v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 29, 1991No. 20A03-9005-CR-217PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STATON, Judge.

Clifford Elswick appeals his conviction for murder1 and attempted murder,2 for which he received sentences of 40 years and 30 years, respectively. He presents six issues for our review.

I.Did prosecutorial misconduct deny Elswick a fair trial?

II.Did the trial court rely on improper aggravating circumstances to impose consecutive sentences upon Elswick?

III.Was Elswick denied a fair trial because of the requirement that he wear leg restraints, or the procedure employed to handle items of physical evidence?

IV. Did the trial court erroneously instruct the jury?

V. Were Elswick’s…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Francis v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Burdine v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Denton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Butler v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Johnson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. State v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1995
  5. Holliday v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992

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