Legal Opinion

McCoy v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided June 25, 1991No. 48A04-8907-CR-00312PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUCKER, Judge.

A jury convicted Lawrence J. McCoy (McCoy) of two counts of child molesting (Class D and Class C felonies) 2 for which 'he received consecutive sentences of two and six years, respectively.

McCoy raises nine issues on appeal, which we combine and recast as follows:(1) whether McCoy was denied a fair trial due to the prosecutor's questions and closing comments concerning McCoy's "resist[ance]" to taking a sterility test, as well as other statements made during closing argument;(2) whether sufficient evidence supported the jury's decision; and(3) whether the sentences were…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Maldonado v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Patterson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Watkins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Steinberg v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
  2. Salone v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. Grayson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Bevis v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. Shelton v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997

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