Legal Opinion
Wrinkles v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1997No. 82S00-9408-DP-741PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
Defendant, Matthew Eric Wrinkles, appeals his convictions and death sentence for the murders of Debbie Wrinkles, Mark Anthony Fulkerson, and Natalie Fulkerson. We review and affirm the murder convictions and death sentence.
Background
On June 30, 1994, Matthew Eric Wrinkles (defendant) filed for divorce from Debbie Wrinkles. Prior to the institution of divorce proceedings, Debbie and the couple’s two children, Lindsey and Seth, had moved into the home of Mark Fulkerson, and his wife, Natalie; Mark was Debbie’s brother.
At a provisional divorce hearing on July 20, 1994,…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Caldwell v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by44 opinions
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