Legal Opinion

Willsey v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 1, 1998No. 83S00-9702-CR-113PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOEHM, Justice.

In this direct appeal from a conviction for murder Debra J. Willsey contends that:

1) statements Willsey made to police during custodial interrogation should have been suppressed;

2) the State made impermissible use of Willse/s invocation of her Miranda rights;

3) bank records should not have been admitted into evidence;

4) her counsel rendered ineffective assistance; and

5) her sentence was manifestly unreasonable.

We affirm the trial court.

Factual Background

On February 24, 1995 Debra Willsey contacted police to report the death of Robert E. Biddle. At the time of his death the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Warren v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Smith v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Marcum v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Thacker v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Flowers v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2000

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