Legal Opinion

Tillman v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided August 28, 1980No. 1279S354PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, L.V. Tillman, was convicted by a jury of rape, a class A felony, Ind. Code § 35 — 42-4-l(a) (Burns 1979 Repl.) and sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment. He now presents three issues for review:

1. Whether there is sufficient evidence to support the jury verdict;

2. Whether the trial court erred in permitting a witness for the state to testify when her name was not included in the state’s list of witnesses; and

3. Whether the trial court erred in allowing certain hearsay testimony.

The evidence most favorable to the state reveals that the victim was approached by…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Norris v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Chatman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Buttram v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Hill v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Thompkins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  2. Tanner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Baker v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Lambert v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Coleman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986

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