Legal Opinion
Adams v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1974No. 473S72PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGivan, J.
The appellants were charged by a two count indictment with the crime of first degree murder: Count 1, killing of a person in the perpetration of a felony; Count 2, premeditated murder. A jury trial resulted in a verdict of guilty on both counts against each of the appellants.
The record reveals the following evidence:
On the morning of February 24, 1972, two men, armed with pistols and wearing ski masks, entered the American Fletcher National Bank in Cumberland, Indiana. One of the men, later identified as William E. Adams, disarmed the bank guard. The customers in the bank and the bank…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mitchell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- United States v. Alfred Catino and Thomas PaganoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Bryant v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- McDowell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1947
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Poindexter v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
- Roddy v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
- Works v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. DuganIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
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