Legal Opinion

Abney v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided January 27, 2005No. 49S04-0501-CR-29PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Facts and Procedural History

RUCKER, Justice.

On July 9, 1999, shortly before 8:00 a.m., deputies of the Marion County Sheriffs Department found the deceased body of Jon Heffernan lying in the middle of a roadway. A car had struck Heffernan and the bicycle he was riding. Shortly thereafter, Danville police officers James Anderson and Dwight Simmons saw Lanny Abney driving in a car that had extensive front-end damage. The windshield was shattered, the hood and top of the car were caved in, and the airbag had been deployed. Abney had to navigate the car by leaning his head out of the driver's…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Abney v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  2. Brown v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Abney v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. State v. RobbinsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Glasscock v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Datzek v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. Hampton v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  3. Buchanan v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. State v. EichhorstIndiana Court of Appeals · 2008
  5. State of Indiana v. David BisardIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012

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