Legal Opinion · Dissent

Johnson v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided July 8, 1971No. 770S172Published

1Dissent

Dissenting Opinion

DeBruler, J.

I agree with the majority opinion that if the evidence and the reasonable inferences therefrom were without conflict and led to but one conclusion and the jury reached the opposite conclusion we should reverse the verdict as contrary to law. Byassee v. State (1968), 251 Ind. 114, 239 N. E. 2d 586; Compton v. State (1968), 250 Ind. 103, 235 N. E. 2d 181; Gunder v. State (1968), 250 Ind. 689, 238 N. E. 2d 655; Heglin v. State (1956), 236 Ind. 350, 140 N. E. 2d 98; State v. Kubiak (1936), 210 Ind. 479, 4 N. E. 2d 193. However, I think a reasonable inference from the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Heglin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1957
  2. State v. KubiakIndiana Supreme Court · 1936
  3. Byassee v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
  5. GUNDER v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1968

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