Legal Opinion

Scruggs v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided October 16, 1974No. 3-1173A156PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtStaton, J.

Aaron Scruggs and his wife were involved in an altercation at the Maier-Northcrest store in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Several store employees and a bystander were injured. Store merchandise was damaged. Aaron Scruggs was charged with one count of malicious trespass and four counts of assault and battery. He was found guilty of malicious trespass and on three of the four counts of assault and battery. 1 His appeal to this Court raises the following issues:

Issue One: Sufficiency of the Evidence

Issue Two: Invalid Waiver of Jury Trial

Issue Three: Erroneous Sentence

Issue Four: Abuse of Discretion in…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Kleinrichert v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Cooper v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Webb v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Baromich v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
  5. Kindle v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Mendez v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Keys v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Scruggs v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. STATE EX REL. WILLIAM v. Circuit Court of Elkhart CountyIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Baldock v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978

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