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James Lee Paul v. State of Indiana

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 20, 2012No. 82A05-1111-CR-634PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

James Lee Paul appeals his conviction of and sentence for murder, a felony. 1

We affirm.

ISSUES

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying Paul’s objection to the admission of evidence obtained pursuant to a search warrant after his warrantless arrest inside his apartment.

2. Whether the imposed sentence is inappropriate.

FACTS

Shortly after midnight on May 27, 2009, Paul and Richard Wroten entered 36 West Iowa Street in Evansville, a residence owned by Charles Burns, Sr., and killed Charles Burns, Jr. as he lay sleeping. Paul struck Burns…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Welsh v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Anglemyer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Krise v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Gibson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Robin Harper v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. Christopher C. Ferran v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  3. Donald Warren v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. Garrett Bridges Chaffin v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  5. Harper v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014

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