Legal Opinion

Fuller v. State

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 26, 1937No. 26,837PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRoll, J.

Appellant was convicted of the crime of murder and now rests under sentence of death.

The only error assigned on this appeal is the overruling of his motion for a new trial. The reasons assigned in his motion for a new trial are: *(1) Insufficiency of the evidence, (2) the yerdict of the jury is contrary to law, (3) newly discovered evidence, (4) accident and surprise.

Appellant filed a special plea of insanity, and the insufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict is directed to the evidence on that issue and not to the evidence of the killing.

Three duly licensed and practicing…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hines v. DriverIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  2. Baker v. JosephCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
  3. Donahue v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
  4. The People v. . LakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
  5. People v. . HawkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1888

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Yellow Cab Co. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1944
  2. Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  3. Lyles v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. State v. BeckwithSupreme Court of Iowa · 1952
  5. Tyson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993

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