Legal Opinion
Emerson v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1970No. 469S79PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArterburn, J.
Appellant was charged by affidavit with robbery and was found guilty as charged. Appellant’s sole specification of error before this court concerns the manner in which his initial identity as the perpetrator of the crime was established at the trial.
The following excerpt from the direct examination of William Thornell, Jr., the victim of the robbery, serves as the basis for this appeal:
Q. Do you know Henry Emerson?
A. No, I don’t.
Q. Do you see him here in Court?
A. Yes.
Q. Where is he?
Mr. Pleak: I am going to object, your Honor, if he doesn’t know the man, he has already testified he doesn’t…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. . GardnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- Day v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1879
- Meriwether v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
- Swingle v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1945
- Moore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Emerson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1972
- Griffin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1986
- Holland v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Emerson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1974