Legal Opinion
Destin Jones v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 19, 2017No. 84S05-1712-CR-741PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 84A05-1609-CR-2065
Rush, Chief Justice.
We cherish stories about changes of heart and abandoned criminal endeavors. Take Dr. Seuss’s beloved children’s tale about the Grinch, whose softened heart and renounced endeavor to steal Christmas ended the story with joyful celebration. This case, too, involves an individual going from house to house overnight, stealing property from sleeping inhabitants—as well as opportunities to abandon criminal efforts and escape liability.
But this story’s ending gives no reason to celebrate.
Here, the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Zickefoose v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
- Norton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Leonard L. Suggs v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2016
- Michael Day v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2016
- Munford v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Riley M. Randall v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- City of Gary Police Civil Service Commission v. Raymond RobinsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Darwin L.G. Hanks v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2019
- Denise Hoskins v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Deshaun W. Jackson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2018
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