Legal Opinion

Deatrick v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 30, 1979No. 2-1077A398PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHIELDS, Judge.

Deatrick was tried by a jury and convicted of Robbery. We reverse for the reason that he was denied a fair trial.

Deatrick’s Motion to Correct Errors alleges that Paul Shock, an accomplice, “testified on behalf of the State pursuant to an agreement with, consideration from, influence from . . . the then Prosecuting Attorney, Joseph Lesh.” The accompanying affidavit from Paul Shock may be paraphrased as follows:(1) During a meeting with the Prosecutor, Shock offered his testimony in return for a reduction in the ten-year sentence he was presently serving, 1 as well as reductions…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Aubrey v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Long v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Marshall v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  4. Gibson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. Anthony D. Moore v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2015

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