Legal Opinion
Cox v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 1986No. 284-S-43PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIVAN, Chief Justice.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of First Degree Murder. The court imposed a life sentence.
The facts are: Ruth Heaton, an elderly and nearly blind widow, was killed during the evening of April 7, 1977. She had been struck five times on the head with a candelabra and rendered unconscious. Her assailant then placed one end of a rope around her neck and the other end of the rope was tied to a doorknob. Strangulation was the cause of death.
Appellant was tried under the theory he aided and assisted the actual assailant, John Drake. Drake was tried first and convicted. His…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Kastigar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by9 opinions
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