Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided August 29, 1985No. 284S68PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRENTICE, Justice.

Following a jury trial Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of burglary, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 85-48-2-1 (Burns 1984 Cum.Supp.). He was sentenced to an enhanced term of fifteen (15) years imprisonment.

This direct appeal presents four (4) issues:(1) Whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence that Defendant had committed another burglary the same evening.(2) Whether the trial court erred in refusing Defendant's tendered Instruction No. 4 concerning the weighing of confessions and admissions.(3) Whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain the conviction.(4)…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Loyd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Watkins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Shippen v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Anderson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Hobbs v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Baird v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Buie v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Henderson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Gibbs v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Williams v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986

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