Legal Opinion

Spencer v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 18, 1996No. 89A04-9409-CR-347PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Defendant-Appellant Joseph C. Spencer (Spencer) appeals from his conviction of voluntary manslaughter, a Class B felony; 1 theft, a Class D felony; 2 and his adjudication as a habitual offender 3

We affirm.

ISSUES

Spencer presents the following three restated issues for our review:

1. Whether Spencer "caused" the death of the victim so as to support his conviction of voluntary manslaughter.

2. Whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support Spencer's conviction for theft.

3. Whether Spencer's underlying offenses were properly proved in order to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Brewer v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  2. Thomas v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Gibson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Sims v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Morgan v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Wooley v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Thomas v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. State v. PattersonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2006
  4. State v. PelhamSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2003
  5. Ewing v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999

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